We Were the Lucky Ones premieres March 28 on Hulu. By Elazar Abrahams From Poland to Ukraine, then a quick skip to Morocco and Russia. After that, a stint in Italy and a reunion in […]
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Our Class
Our Class is playing at the Brooklyn Academy of Music through February 11. By Rachel M. Our Class, a three hour play covering the lives of ten characters over 80 years, is, without a doubt, […]
New York Jewish Film Festival 2024
Tomorrow night marks the conclusion of the 2024 New York Jewish Film Festival, which began earlier this month on January 10. This year, the 33rd annual fest presented a dynamic lineup of 28 works, including […]
Otto Frank [Under the Radar 2023]
Held at The Public Theater’s flagship building at Astor Place and five partner venues, Under the Radar Festival is a highlight of the winter arts season in New York City, spotlighting the best of experimental […]
Hunters: Season 2 – Review
The second and final season of Hunters premieres January 13 on Prime Video. By Elazar Abrahams A shot of an old, grizzled Hitler soundtracked to Måneskin’s rock-heavy Beggin’, an expletive-laden and blood-soaked take on the […]
Elazar’s Weekly Recap: December 23 – 31
This Week: A Beautiful NOise, Leopoldstadt, Hannukah on RYe, and more! It’s the last week of the year! 2022 was an interesting 365 days for me, filled with many transitional periods. I entered January fresh […]
Three Minutes: A Lengthening – Review
Three Minutes: A Lengthening in select theaters August 19. By Elazar Abrahams In 2009 Glenn Kurtz found three minutes of historical footage deep in his grandfather’s closet. Specifically, clips from the small Polish town of […]
The Garden of the Finzi-Continis
Running now through Sunday, February 6 at Edmond J. Safra Hall at the Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust is the world premiere production of a new American opera. Timed […]
Hunters: Season 1 – Review
Hunters is now streaming on Amazon Prime Video. By Chris Flanagan On paper, a show can have everything go in its favor; premise, cast, direction, only for it to fall short once available for public […]
INTERVIEW: Ido Samuel [Dirty Bomb]
Dirty Bomb, a short film about a concentration camp prisoner who sabotages the construction of the V-2 bomb against the Nazis, while American soldiers struggle to advance against the Germans, premieres this Sunday, April 28th […]
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