THE place to go on the net to find information on Jewish actors and actresses, as well as musicians, sports figures, and other celebrities, is Jewhoo!
Here are a couple more places to visit...
Archives
- The National Jewish Archive of Broadcasting at The Jewish Museum
- Jewish Film Archive Online
- The National Center for Jewish Film
Film Festivals
- Boston Jewish Film Festival
- Pittsburgh Jewish Israeli Film Festival
- San Francisco Jewish Film Festival
- San Jose Jewish Film Festival
- Toronto Jewish Film Festival
- Washington Jewish Film Festival
- Seattle Jewish Film Festival
- The New York City Jewish FilmVideo Festival
- The San Francisco Jewish Film Festival
- Washington Jewish Film Festival
- Fiddler on the Roof -- Even after all these years, this one's still like buddah. Golde's my favourite.
- The Chosen -- Rod Steiger and Maximilian Schell almost took my mind off Robby Benson ... almost. When that boy cries he'll tear your heart out.
- Schindler's List -- 'Nuff said.
- A Stranger Among Us -- I know, I know. This is a cheezy cop flick with Melanie "Nails-on-a-Chalkboard" Griffith. Right. BUT, it gives such a respectful portrayal of Hasidism, and it doesn't go for the cheap happy ending, so it gets a special place in my heart. PLUS, Eric Thal, who plays the main Hasid, is FINE FINE FINE!
- A Life Apart -- Gorgeous documentary on Hasidism. My favourite bit is a woman named Zeldy saying she watched TV for the first time in the hospital and couldn't figure out how people can do it all day without becoming mentally ill. (Hey Zeldy ... they DO become mentally ill!)
- Europa, Europa -- Brilliant true story of a Jewish boy who pretends to be a Hitler Youth to escape the camps. It helps that he is extremely fine and naked for a good portion of the movie.
- Playing for Time -- The story of the Auschwitz women's orchestra, with brilliant performances by Vanessa Redgrave and Jane Alexander.