Jews in the News

Jews in the News: Andy Samberg, Jeffrey Tambor and Jamie Lee Curtis

A Short-ISH Emmys List and a New TV Face

The Emmys, hosted by ANDY SAMBERG, 37, will be presented on Sunday, Sept, 20 (Fox, 5PM). Here are the Jewish acting nominees: Lead actor, drama series: LIEV SCHREIBER, 47, “Ray Donovan”; Lead actor, comedy series: JEFFREY TAMBOR, 71,“Transpare…

Jews in the News: Amy Schumer, Bette Midler and Jennifer Connelly

Schumer and Lawrence, Oh My

As I noted in a recent column, AMY SCHUMER, 34, is so hot after the success of her summer movie, “Trainwreck,” that she's a premiere week guest on  the "Late Show with Stephen Colbert" (she’ll be on Friday, Sept. 11). But the big buzz now around her is he…

Jews in the News: Amy Schumer, Bernie Sanders and Dave Franco

Baumbach’s New Movie and Colbert’s Premiere Week Guests

Director/screenwriter NOAH BAUMBACH, 45, has made eight, mostly well-reviewed films (including “The Squid and the Whale” and “Margo’s Wedding”) that have focused on the problems of hip urbanites. While they contain some f…

Jews in the News: Emily Ratajkowski, Scooter Braun and Andrew Garfield

At the Movies

“We Are Your Friends,” which opens on August 29, stars Zac Efron (whose paternal grandfather was Jewish) as a struggling young DJ in the electronic dance music scene who dreams of becoming a big-time record producer. Things get complicated when he falls for Sophie, the gi…

Jews in the News: Jesse Eisenberg, Michael Rapaport and J.J. Abrams

At the Movies

Back in 2008, JESSE EISENBERG, now 31, and Kristen Stewart had definite on-screen chemistry in the highly praised “Adventureland”, a coming-of-age film in which they played recent high school grads who eventually get romantic. (Ironically, her character was Jewish and his …