Philanthropist Stanley Gold set to race “Peking-to-Paris” [Q&A]

Published on April 10, 2013

The question often asked of the rich and powerful is, “What drives them?” In the case of Stanley Gold, head of Shamrock Holdings, the man who saved the Disney Empire and the man who has honed capitalism to a fine art, the question is, “What will Stanley Gold be driving -- when he risks life and limb to compete in a cross continent auto race?”

Why Kim loves Disney

By Marty Kaplan
Published on July 16, 2012

Until I saw 16 hot North Korean chicks singing “Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo” to Kim Jong-un, the strangest video that I’d ever seen of a head of state enjoying a performance was Pope Benedict XVI watching four ripped acrobats strip off their shirts and put on a show worthy of Channing Tatum and the “Magic Mike” boys.

America the Beautiful

By Noga Gur-Arieh
Published on June 21, 2012

Israel and the world Pt. 6- weekly news from Israel

By Noga Gur-Arieh
Published on May 21, 2012

Urban legend coming true?

By Noga Gur-Arieh
Published on May 1, 2012

Israeli reporter suspended after false story on Disney abduction

Published on May 1, 2012

An Israeli reporter was suspended after reporting on an unfounded story that an Israeli girl was briefly abducted at Disney World in Orlando, Fla.

Two Jews on Film: ‘John Carter’ review [VIDEO]

Published on March 8, 2012

The Cinderella stories of Aline Brosh McKenna

By Naomi Pfefferman
Published on December 30, 2011

Big Sunday’s day of community service commemorates 9/11

By Ryan Torok
Published on September 13, 2011

Mickey Mouse Jesus banned in Russia

By Brad A. Greenberg
Published on August 29, 2011

Lessons from “Toy Story 3”

By Misha Henckel
Published on February 13, 2011

Mickey Mouse and Co. heading to Haifa

Published on January 4, 2011

Haifa is poised to be the next home to a Disney amusement park. A 20-acre, $168 million entertainment complex including a 25-screen multiplex and a Disney amusement park is set to be built near the Carmel Tunnel.

Trailer for Disney movie about Sarah Palin

By Brad A. Greenberg
Published on September 27, 2008

Iranian scholar says ‘Tom and Jerry’ part of Jewish conspiracy

By Brad A. Greenberg
Published on September 20, 2008

Matt Damon on Palin: ‘It’s like a really bad Disney movie’

By Brad A. Greenberg
Published on September 15, 2008

The greatest gift of all—and Bunnies!

By Shoshana Lewin Fischer
Published on May 29, 2008

Producer Josephson’s vision for a new fairy-tale princess stars in Disney’s ‘Enchanted’

By Shoshana Lewin-Fischer
Published on November 22, 2007

One of Barry Josephson's first forays into the world of fairy tales was in an elementary school production of "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs." Although the "Men in Black" producer doesn't remember which dwarf he played, that glimmer of the land between "once upon a time" and "happily ever after," started him on the path to creating Disney's latest film, "Enchanted," opening in theaters Nov. 21.

Swingin’ Chanukah with Kenny Ellis; The Klezmatics at the Disney; Three More Tenors

By Keren Engelberg
Published on December 14, 2006

Picks and Clicks

Kaplan’s Collage

By Tom Teicholz
Published on August 17, 2006

Marty Kaplan is often referred to as a "public intellectual." His current title is dean of the Annenberg School at USC and chairman of the Norman Lear Center. But Kaplan has led many lives -- molecular biologist, comedy writer, White House speechwriter, Disney exec, radio host. As Kaplan recently wrote me in an e-mail when I asked, "Which of those is you ?"

Spectator - The Theme Park Without a Prayer

By Melanie Herschorn
Published on June 1, 2006

Bible Storyland must have a guardian angel. Dissolution by the clergy, dormancy for 45 years and a fatal fire were not powerful enough to erase the plans for this Bible-based theme park from history.

Shoah Slave Driver to Disney Designer

By Naomi Pfefferman
Published on June 9, 2005

"What interested me about the story was not the Holocaust," Nancy Keystone said. "It was in what we did by bringing these people into the country and later by kicking them out. We whitewashed Rudolph's record when we decided he was important for national security. But when the game is over, can you really change the rules and is that justice?"

The Circuit

By Michael Aushenker
Published on July 10, 2003

The Circuit

Eight Crazy Delights

By Michael Aushenker
Published on November 21, 2002

Jerusalem Battle Moves to the Magic Kingdom

By Julia Goldman
Published on September 16, 1999

The latest round in the battle for Jerusalem is being waged not in the Middle East but in the Magic Kingdom.

To New Beginnings

By Rabbi Ed Feinstein
Published on October 2, 1997

According to my son, Disney's "The Lion King" is the greatest film ever made. He saw it three times in the theater,and insisted on playing the soundtrack every morning on our way to school. All the way to kindergarten, we sang the film's stirring theme song, "The Circle of Life," until, one morning, I listened to the words.

Disney, Boycotts and the Hollywood Elite

By Joel Kotkin
Published on July 24, 1997

It's hard to feel sorry for the Walt Disney Company, a multi billion-dollar mouse-forged empire that seems to own a part of most children's hearts, including that of my own 2 1/2-year-old. Yet, in recent weeks, the venerable Burbank entertainment giant has been subjected to two major boycotts, one from the right-leaning Southern Baptists and the other from Latino media activists.