Steven Spielberg
Spielberg tells his — and Hollywood’s — Jewish story
By Jeffrey Salkin — November 30, 2022
(RNS) — Understanding his new film as a history of Jews and the entertainment business.
The hidden villain of ‘West Side Story’
By Jeffrey Salkin — December 20, 2021
(RNS) — 'West Side Story' has a back story — and it is not pretty.
It is time to publicly protest anti-Semitism
By Jeffrey Salkin — April 28, 2019
(RNS) — In 1943, an all-star Hollywood lineup performed at Madison Square Garden to raise awareness about the plight of European Jewry. It is again time to gather our current A-list to decry the threat of anti-Semitism.
Using holograms and AI to preserve firsthand stories of the Holocaust
By Nancy Churnin — March 22, 2019
DALLAS (RNS) — Holocaust survivors themselves have been the most effective way to bring the Holocaust's horrors home. New technology now makes it possible to capture their stories in perpetuity.
Steven Spielberg movie to examine notorious Catholic kidnapping of Jewish boy
By Josephine McKenna — February 23, 2017
BOLOGNA, Italy (RNS) The film is certain to cast fresh light on this real-life drama about a 6-year-old forced from his family and raised as a Catholic with the blessing of Pope Pius IX. The child grew up to become a priest.
As atheist TV characters increase, here are 5 of the best
By Chris Stedman — February 17, 2014
'True Detective' and 'The Good Wife' are putting atheist characters in the spotlight. To celebrate the rise of atheists on TV, here are five of the best nontheist TV characters from the last five years.
Analysis: Film revives questions about Abraham Lincoln’s faith, but offers few answers
By Kimberly Winston — November 20, 2012
(RNS) The release of the new Steven Spielberg movie "Lincoln" has resurrected more than the physical presence of America's 16th president. It has also brought to the fore again questions about his faith. Was he a Christian? Was he an atheist? By Kimberly Winston.
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