February 19, 2024 12:36

The Israel solidarity dress that had the Baftas all sewn up

The story of the Jewish father of the atomic bomb swept the awards

January 23, 2024 19:09

Oppenheimer leads nominations for the Oscars 2024, with Maestro just behind

Nolan’s biopic of Jewish theoretical physicist Robert Oppenheimer is up for best picture

August 31, 2023 13:30

Some of us look like Einstein, others like Barbie. Go figure

To insist only a Jew should play a Jew, is to consent to a demeaning stereotype

July 27, 2023 10:30

Oppenheimer liked to pretend he wasn’t Jewish — like the film

Yet again, a major movie has cast a non-Jew to play a famous Jew. This may be part of a deeper erasure of Jews — and antisemitism — going on under the surface of storytelling

July 26, 2023 16:29

The real Oppenheimer's complicated relationship with Judaism

While he tried his best to assimilate, J Robert Oppenheimer's faith was a constant theme throughout his career