Jesse Eisenberg on the bitter and sweet of "A Real Pain"
The actor-writer-director's latest film, a poignant comic-drama costarring Kieran Culkin, earned him an Academy Award ...
YOU SAID IT: How could he go to Poland?
HOW COULD HE GO TO POLAND? What the heck was Prime Minister Justin Trudeau doing in Poland? Poland was marking the 80th ...
The Times of Israel1 天
In the shadow of Auschwitz, a museum commemorates an ancient Polish Jewish community
Before the Nazis chose Oswiciem as the site of the infamous death camp, Jews thrived in the city for half a millennium. Now, ...
Auschwitz, beyond the zone of interest
Oswiecim has more than eight centuries of history, and some are growing resentful that the world knows little about them ...
protothema.gr2 天
80 years later, why do we still talk about Auschwitz? – By His Eminence Metropolitan ...
To keep our conscience awake and our historical memory alive, transforming suffering into solidarity, free from hatred, ...
verfassungsblog.de3 天
“Competitive Victimhood” in Poland
The introduction of a legal component into the already complex and emotionally charged mosaic of memory in Poland, instead of ...
Daily Maverick3 天
A Real Pain is a subtle but powerful exploration of remembrance culture and personal trauma
The pair book onto a tour conducted by Oxford-educated, non-Jewish guide James (Will Sharpe). They’re joined by Marcia, a freshly divorced “lady who lunches” (Jennifer Grey), retired middle-class ...
A formidable woman of integrity and devotion
Many who knew feisty Holocaust survivor and archivist Ursula Flicker tell of her prickly personality and high expectations ...
BusinessWorld4 天
The folly of measuring pain
AN UNDERRATED gem from the many great films 2024 had to offer is Jesse Eisenberg’s A Real Pain, a frenetic but sincere look at a mismatched friendship between cousins. It’s a film that questions our ...
‘Resistance: They Fought Back’ On PBS And A Discussion With Producer Paula Aspell And ...
During this week of International Holocaust Remembrance, Resistance: They Fought Back, an important new Holocaust documentary ...
‘I have to survive’: San Diego Holocaust survivor tells story on anniversary of ...
"I always thought I got to survive," Midler said. "I didn't think of would I survive. I said to myself I have to survive." ...
The National Interest4 天
Bielski Partisans: These WWII Jewish Resistance Embodied ‘Defiance’
The Bielski Partisans waged plenty of combat action against the Nazi scourge, much to the chagrin of the oppressors. January 27 was International Holocaust Remembrance Day, and to commemorate that ...