Holocaust documentary asks why Lithuania honours villains as heroes

Grant Gochin had seen documentation of Jonas Noreika’s signature ordering the construction of a ghetto to confine Lithuanian Jews who would be brutally shot to death. Read more

Former VP Mike Pence: Israel’s fight is our fight

“We stand with Israel because her cause is our cause,” former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said, addressing Tuesday night’s Iranian American Jewish Federation of New York gala in Manhattan. Read more

Jewish director says Facebook banning ads for his Holocaust film was shameful

A son of Holocaust survivors is demanding an apology from Facebook for blocking ads for his newly-released film “Beautiful Blue Eyes.” Read more

Ken Burns puts America under the microscope

Ken Burns can’t recall ever learning about the Holocaust in school. Read more

James Caan, best known for role of Sonny in ‘The Godfather,’ dies at 82

Santino (“Sonny”) Corleone was a hot head whose life ended in a hail of bullets. Read more

‘Tehran’ pumps up the adrenaline for a show worth watching

Being a Mossad operative in Iran isn’t a job for the faint of heart. Viewers get a sense of such intensity watching “Tehran” on Apple TV+, a show that will keep them on the edge of their seats. Read more

Children in crosshairs: The lasting, chilling effect of the Führer

The small Jewish boy from Berlin stood a few meters from Adolf Hitler. Read more

The ubiquitous ‘Fiddler’ again makes it way to the big screen

How did a non-Jewish director make one of the best Jewish films of all time? Did Frank Sinatra think he could play the part of Tevye? And why did Israeli prime ministers Golda Meir and David Ben-Gurion leave a lasting impression on Norman Jewison, who directed the 1971 hit drama-comedy-musical “Fiddler on the Roof?” Read more