100 Greatest Jewish Films
Day 2, Nos. 75 to 51: Barton Fink is the greatest Jewish noir, Heathers is a classic morality play, and Jeff Goldblum is, well, Jeff Goldblum
Visionaries
What makes a Jewish film? To open our 100 Greatest Jewish Films week, critics A.O. Scott and Jody Rosen talk about movies from Abie’s Irish Rose to Zelig.
Sundown: Bieber Backs Center, Draws Ire
Plus Medvedev, Twitter, and more search-engine bait
A Serious Mensch
Fyvush Finkel’s career, rooted in Yiddish theater, has lasted nearly eight decades. And he’s not planning on retirement anytime soon.
‘A Serious Man,’ ‘Basterds,’ and ‘Ajami’ Nominated
Congrats to Tablet contributing editor David Rakoff
Sundown: Larry David Goes Native
Plus saving the earth from synagogues, an identity musical, and more
Sundown: Jewish News for Italians
Happy Columbus Day! Plus, Abbas flipped, the Coens dissed, and Potok staged
Ben-Gurion
The Dispossessed
Hugo Chávez is ramping up his assault on Venezuela’s upper class, and now a rare Jewish paradise is squarely in his sights. Can it be salvaged?
Cheap Eats
An entrepreneur opened a Jewish-themed restaurant in Lviv, Ukraine. Chopped liver is on the menu, but not its price—diners get to haggle over it.
Grace Notes
Orthodox klezmer and bluegrass virtuoso Andy Statman and evangelical country star Ricky Skaggs cross genres and faiths to form a mighty duo
Goodbye to All That
For generations, the Jews of Caracas had idyllic weather, prosperity, and vibrant communal organizations. Things have changed under Hugo Chávez.
