Andrew Lapin
Elon Musk wears a symbolic dog tag in honour of Israeli hostages. Photo: Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images via AFP
December 7, 2023, 11:53 pm
Apology for endorsing antisemitic post
"It might be literally the worst and dumbest post I've ever done …" says Musk.
By Andrew Lapin
The mezuzah contains a passage from the Torah commanding Jews to inscribe the words on the doorposts of their homes. (Marta Iwanek/Toronto Star via Getty Images).
November 6, 2023, 4:30 pm
The fear and fearlessness of hanging a mezuzah
Some Jews are taking down their mezuzahs due to antisemitism. Some non-Jews are putting them up.
By Andrew Lapin
Pope Pius XII, circa 1940. Photo: Ullstein Bild/Getty Images
September 26, 2023, 6:49 am
Pope knew about camps
Koenig's letter leaves little room for doubt about whether Pius knew of the Holocaust.
By Andrew Lapin
Luc Bernard shows off his video game "The Light in the Darkness," in which players control a French Jewish family during the Holocaust. Photo: Federic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images
August 22, 2023, 11:18 am
Can video games fight antisemitism?
More than 500,000 people have played The Light in the Darkness, and a Holocaust museum is launching in Fortnite, hoping to lead to a better understanding of the Holocaust among gamers.
By Andrew Lapin
Tom Stoppard accepts the award for best new play for Leopoldstadt onstage during The 76th Annual Tony Awards at United Palace Theater in New York City, June 11, 2023. Photo: Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions
June 13, 2023, 2:49 pm
Big winners at the Tony Awards
Antisemitism-themed ‘Leopoldstadt’ and ‘Parade’ are big Tony Awards winners.
By Andrew Lapin
The Zone of Interest won the Grand Prix at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival. Photo: A24/Mica Levi
May 31, 2023, 9:44 am
The Zone of Interest wins runner-up prize at Cannes Film Festival
The Zone of Interest takes home the Grand Prix at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.
By Andrew Lapin
May 30, 2023, 7:17 am
A ‘globetrotting excavation’
Why are we still so obsessed with Hitler? The Meaning of Hitler is an unconventional new documentary that leaves the answer just out of reach. Andrew Lapin reviews the film.
By Andrew Lapin
Kanye West at the Givenchy Spring-Summer 2023 fashion show during the Paris Womenswear Fashion Week in October. Photo: Julien de Rosa/AFP, Getty Images via JTA
May 15, 2023, 11:40 am
Adidas to sell off Yeezy shoes
The decision comes roughly seven months after Adidas cut ties with West in the face of mounting pressure due to his stream of antisemitic comments.
By Andrew Lapin
Steven Spielberg arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, March 12, 2023, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Photo: AP Photo/John Locher via Times of Israel
March 14, 2023, 9:17 am
Fabelmans flops at the Oscars
While the most Jewish movie came up empty-handed, other Jewish stories played out on the movies’ biggest night. Here’s what you need to know.
By Andrew Lapin
January 25, 2023, 10:36 am
Seven nominations for ‘The Fabelmans’
Steven Spielberg's autobiographical drama scored nominations for best picture, director and screenplay.
By Andrew Lapin
January 24, 2023, 8:00 am
‘All the Broken Places’
The sequel to 'The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas' is here and the author has absolutely no regrets.
By Andrew Lapin
Photo: Screenshot
December 7, 2022, 10:41 am
Israel condemns Netflix movie about its 1948 War of Independence
Israel has attacked Farha, a historical drama about the Nakba, and its producers over what the government says is an unfair portrayal of the IDF.
By Andrew Lapin
Cate Blanchett plays a conductor role in Tár. Photo: Focus Features
November 16, 2022, 9:00 am
Inside the surprisingly Jewish world of Tár
The film is winning rave reviews and early Oscar buzz in part for how convincingly Blanchett and writer-director Todd Field portray Lydia Tár as a powerful, terrifying and abusive force in the world of high culture.
By Andrew Lapin
Kanye West at the Givenchy Spring-Summer 2023 fashion show during the Paris Womenswear Fashion Week in October. Photo: Julien de Rosa/AFP, Getty Images via JTA
November 8, 2022, 11:00 am
Kanye’s former settlement for antisemitic rants
Recently published reports demonstrate that Kanye West’s antisemitism was well-known among his associates and predates his threat last month to “go death con 3 on Jewish people."
By Andrew Lapin
Josh Lambert is the author of The Literary Mafia. Photo: courtesy of Lambert and Yale University Press
October 25, 2022, 3:24 pm
The literary mafia of postwar publishing
Josh Lambert, director of the Jewish Studies program at Wellesley College, explores the curious phenomenon of the “literary mafia” in his new book, The Literary Mafia: Jews, Publishing, And Postwar American Literature.
By Andrew Lapin
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