Footnote
Tablet’s Guide to the Academy Awards
Brush up on your history and learn more about the nominees
Prize Fighters
Joseph Cedar’s Footnote pits a Talmudic scholar against his academic son in a tale equal parts midrash, riddle, and Israeli political tragedy
2 or 3 Things I Know About ‘A Separation’
The Iranian film beat the Israeli film and the Polish Holocaust film
Writing Footnote
Director Joseph Cedar on Orthodox Judaism, The Social Network, and the nightmare scenario behind his latest Academy Award-nominated film
Oscar Nominations Announced
Israeli film ‘Footnote,’ Jonah Hill, Woody Allen among nominees
Daybreak: Hopeless, Syrian Rebels Get Fiercer
Plus U.N. report refers to Gaza ‘collective punishment,’ and more in the news


