Culture

A collage of Jewish movies

From ‘A Real Pain’ to ‘The Brutalist’ and beyond, Jewish movies were everywhere in 2024. What does it mean?

Amid widespread Jewish anxiety over Israel and antisemitism, Jewish movies are once again ruling the awards conversation.

By Andrew Lapin December 24, 2024 3:47 pm

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8 incredible things to do during Hanukkah in NYC this year

Our guide to places to go and things to do during 2024’s Festival of Lights.

December 24, 2024 9:26 am

Broadway stars celebrate Hanukkah in Times Square

“Funny Girl” Julie Benko and other theater stars join Cantor Azi Schwartz in a hopeful holiday message filmed live on the chilly streets of NYC.

December 23, 2024 12:03 pm

Jake Retzlaff, Quinn Hughes, Lindsay Gottlieb, Sam Salz, Jessica Fox and Max Fried

The top 10 Jewish sports moments of 2024, from Jessica Fox’s Olympic dominance to Sam Salz’s historic college football debut

By Jacob Gurvis December 23, 2024 11:25 am

Timothée Chalamet doesn’t talk much about his Judaism. But it turns out his grandfather was an important Jewish writer from the Bronx.

By Jackie Hajdenberg December 22, 2024 10:17 am

Rebecca Makkai

Rebecca Makkai, whose grandfather drafted a Nazi-era antisemitic law, is writing a novel about the rise of fascism

By Andrew Lapin December 20, 2024 1:09 pm

Mantle with holiday decorations

Hanukkah’s arrival on Christmas Day renews ‘Chrismukkah’ dilemmas for interfaith families

By Jacob Gurvis December 18, 2024 12:10 pm

Dali Aliyah series

Salvador Dali’s little-known series about the founding of Israel comes to a Holocaust museum on Long Island

By Jackie Hajdenberg December 17, 2024 4:15 pm

This ‘Wicked’ version of ‘Adon Olam’ sung by two NYC cantors is proving to be popular

By Lisa Keys December 16, 2024 5:16 pm

A scene from "The Brutalist"

‘The Brutalist,’ the epic new movie getting Oscar buzz, is built from the stories of postwar Jewish architects

By Andrew Lapin December 16, 2024 2:00 pm

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