Arts & Culture
Ken Burns’ The U.S. and the Holocaust – a study of tribalism
A three-part, six-hour PBS series directed by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick & Sarah Botstein Review By Martin Gottlieb, Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer The Ken Burns operation now tells the American angle of the Holocaust: The U.S. and the Holocaust, to be aired on PBS in September in three
Beth Jacob presents play about survivor & daughter
Playwright will discuss The Interview after matinee By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer When second-generation Holocaust survivor Helene Gordon saw Faye Sholiton’s play The Interview at Actor’s Theatre Fairborn in early 2020, she felt like she was reliving her childhood. The drama is about a Holocaust survivor and her
Gangsters vs. Nazis: decidedly cinematic nonfiction
Gangsters vs. Nazis: How Jewish Mobsters Battled Nazis in Wartime America By Michael Benson 2022, Citadel Books, 283 Pages Book Review By Martin Gottlieb, Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer Jewish gangsters have shown up in plenty of Hollywood movies. But typically they just happen to be Jewish. If the