Hannah Brown

Hannah Brown covers culture and has been the movie critic for The Jerusalem Post since 2001.

Born and raised in New York City, she was a movie critic at The New York Post, as well as a columnist and an editor in the business section there. Her first novel, If I Could Tell You, inspired by her experiences raising a son with autism, was published by Vantage Point Books in New York in March 2012. Her short fiction has appeared in Commentary, The Jerusalem Post Magazine and Short Story Quarterly.Two of her short stories were included in the anthology Israel Short Stories, published by Ang-Lit Press in Tel Aviv in February 2011. She has published articles, essays and reviews for Newsweek, The Forward, and The Jerusalem Report. From 2007-2008, she hosted a weekly radio show about movies on the RAM FM station. She lives with her two sons in Jerusalem.

NETA ROTH as Inbal Rabin-Lieberman in ‘One Day in October.’

'One Day in October': Marking October 7 with the first drama series on the massacre

 Major General (Ret.) Noam Tibon speaks to thousands of Israeli left-wing activists during a rally in Rabin Square, Tel Aviv, calling for talks with Palestinians and in support of the two-state solution, May 27, 2017.

'The Road Between Us': How an ex-IDF general saved his son on October 7, 2023

THE STORY of the Yahalomi family is one of several true accounts of tragedy and heroism told in ‘Red Alert.’

‘Red Alert’ series dramatizes the tragedies and triumphs


Laughs and tears: A look at the 41st Haifa International Film Festival

The festival will take a pause late in the evening of October 7, and the official ceremony marking the massacre will be broadcast in the Rapaport Auditorium, for free.

Film festival (Illustrative)

President Herzog speaks against 'delegitimization' of Israel through the proposed Eurovision ban

President Isaac Herzog urged Israel’s participation in Eurovision, warning that moves to exclude Israel could spread to other arenas amid global calls for a ban.

President Isaac Herzog speaks at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, Septemeber 14, 2025.

South Park takes aim at Netanyahu in newest season

Netanyahu appears in the 5th episode of the 27th season of the iconic comedy series.

"South Park" portrayed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the episode that aired Sept. 24, 2025.

'Band of Spies: A look at the Munich massacre aftermath - TV time

The series was created by Amir Mann, best known as a writer for Fauda, and it gets the Fauda treatment, following both sides, the Black September terrorists and the Mossad agents.

DROR KEREN as Mossad chief Zvi Zamir in ‘Band of Spies.’

Liev Schreiber, Mayim Bialik, Debra Messing lead Hollywood stars signing anti-boycott letter

Over 1,200 entertainment industry leaders sign a powerful open letter opposing the boycott of Israeli filmmakers, defending artistic freedom and rejecting antisemitism.

Actress Debra Messing gives a speech, as Jewish Americans and supporters of Israel gather in solidarity with Israel and protest against antisemitism, amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas War, during a rally on the National Mall in Washington, US, November 14, 2023; illustrative.

Israeli drama series, Bad Boy, nominated for an International Emmy

Bad Boy, created by Ron Leshem and Hagar Ben Asher, is based on the life story of Daniel Chen, who also co-created the series.

 Guy Manster in 'Bad Boy.'

EBU moves up vote on Israeli Eurovision participation to November

Israel has been taking part in Eurovision, which was established after World War II to provide a forum for peaceful competition among nations, since 1973.

Eurovision 2026 logo

Red Alert, drama series about Hamas massacre, to be shown on Paramount+ on Oct. 7

The stories were developed in close cooperation with the real people behind them.

Hisham Suliman as a father who protects his baby after Hamas terrorists kill his wife.

Haifa film fest announces international program

The 41st Haifa International Film Festival will be held October 5-14.

ETHAN HAWKE stars in ‘Blue Moon’, Richard Linklater’s drama about composer Lorenz Hart.

No. 48: Yuval Raphael, Debra Messing, Idan Amedi: Celebrity voices committed to Israel

These three sparkled brightly on stage and on screen this year, and their achievements filled Jews around the world with pride. 

(L-R): Idan Amedi, Debra Messing, Yuval Raphael