Roberta Grossman's documentary details the history of the bar mitzvah mainstay that has been covered by the likes of Elvis, Glen Campbell and Bruce Springsteen. By THR Staff Hava Nagila Film Still - H ...

MOBILE, Alabama--What song do Harry Belafonte, Bob Dylan and Bar and Bat Mitzvah bands all across the land have in common? Why, "Hava Nagila," of course. Belafonte's 1959 Carnegie Hall performance of ...

Your wedding or bar/bat mitzvah party may have featured the finest smoked fish platters, raucous klezmer, and exuberant dancing your town had to offer, but it probably didn’t feel complete until Hava ...

We all know the song. We've all seen the dance it inspires - at weddings and bar mitzvahs, either in person or in movie and television. But just what is "Hava Nagila," where did it come from and what ...

It's to music what the bagel is to food - a Jewish staple that has transcended its origins and become a worldwide hit. Bob Dylan sang it. Elvis, too. And that's only the beginning when it comes to ...

There’s an air of forced excitement about putting “The Movie” in a title, like a tipsy party guest dragging someone on the dance floor against his will. And what do you know? Getting out on the floor ...

This documentary about the roots and global popularity of the Hebrew folk song “Hava Nagila” contains some fascinating passages about the history of the Jewish diaspora, but director Roberta Grossman ...

Its to music what the bagel is to food – a Jewish staple that has transcended its origins and become a worldwide hit. Bob Dylan sang it. Elvis, too. And thats only the beginning when it comes to Hava ...

After her 2008 documentary "Blessed Is the Match," Roberta Grossman covers an even broader swath of 20th-century Jewish history in "Hava Nagila (The Movie)," albeit far more lightheartedly. Composed ...