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‘Cast a Giant Shadow’: A 1966 ode to Israel’s first general, Mickey Marcus

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16.05.2026

Welcome to The Reel Schmooze with ToI film reviewer Jordan Hoffman and host Amanda Borschel-Dan, where we bring you all the entertainment news and film reviews a Jew can use.

We roll out with three Jangles — news with a Jewish angle. Borschel-Dan gives her favorite actress, 96-year-old June Squib, a shoutout for her recent Tony nomination for “Marjorie Prime.” Hoffman discusses his recent discovery of a famous Jewish porn star and also the new reboot of “Lord of the Flies” which hints that one of the boys is Jewish.

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We then turn to “Cast a Giant Shadow,” the 1966 biopic of Colonel Mickey Marcus. David Daniel “Mickey” Marcus was a complicated........

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