I am a Jewish, white male who was born and raised in America. My family's heritage originates from all over Europe. They moved to America during the early 1900's. My great-grandparents were the first to come to America. They started a family in the Bronx. My parents were the first to move out of the Bronx and bought a house in Orange County. And, I have been living there all my life.

The Jewish people's homeland is Israel. They have been fighting to keep Israel as their homeland for thousands of years. Israel is a very small country that you can find in the Middle East, in Europe. Israel was established in 1948, which is located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. Israel is bounded on the north by Lebanon, on the northeast by Syria, on the east by Jordan, and on the southwest by Egypt. Israel covers 21,946 sq. km (8473 sq. miles). Jerusalem is Israel's capital and largest city. Inside of Israel, there are many different ethnic grou

While Spielberg was directing his films of the late 1980s, he was also working on projects that married computer technology with film for outstanding visual effect. Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, released in 1988, coproduced by Disney's Touchstone and Spielberg's Amblin companies, and directed by Robert Zemeckis, mixed live actors with computer-generated cartoon figures. Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, charmed audiences, but critics had mixed feelings about the film. (Encarta 95)

Steven Spielberg was born on December 18, 1947, in Cincinnati, Ohio. His parent's names were Arnold and Leah (Posner) Spielberg. He had three younger sisters, Anne, Nancy, and Sue. Soon after the birth of Steven, his parents moved from Cincinnati to Haddonfield, New Jersey. Arnold Spielberg was part of a team of scientists who designed some of the first computers. Leah Spielberg was a classical pianist, played in a small chamber orchestra, and was involved in cultural and artistic pursuits. He introduced his son to technology at an early age, and this technical knowledge would greatly influence Steven when he began to make films. (Ferber)

In February 1973 the film won the Grand Prix de Festival award in Avoriaz, France, and Spielberg received the Cariddi D'Oro for his direction at the Taormina Film Festival in Rome, Italy, in mid-July. It was the first time a made-for-TV movie had been so honored. With Duel a smash in Europe, Spielberg was even more anxious to make a movie for American theaters. He was, however, still committed to his seven-year contract with Universal Television. (Encarta 95)

Until this day, Steven Spielberg is still directing movies that are "blockbuster's." His accomplishments will go on until the day he unfortunately passes on, which will make me extremely upset because he is my cousin by marriage. He is related to my father's brother's wife. I am proud that Steven Spielberg is a famous Jewish filmmaker and director that is accepted in today's society.

Steven Spielberg graduated from Saratoga High School, in California in the spring of 1965. He then headed to California State University at Long Beach that fall. His first film was Amblin', which was a 22-minute film. It was a silent film about a girl and a boy who hitchhike from the Mojave Desert to the Pacific Ocean, it took Spielberg 10 days to shoot. Whereas movies often take a few weeks or months to shoot, the preproduction and postproduction work can add many more months to the project. His friend at Universal, Chuck Silvers, showed Amblin' to a number of top executives, including Sidney J. Sheinberg

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