This article was inspired by Steven Spielberg’s movie, The Fabelmans. It is a look back to his childhood inspirations and a nod to his family. As the pandemic worsened, Spielberg said: “As things got worse and worse, I felt that if I was going to leave anything behind, what was the thing that I really need to resolve and unpack about my mom, my dad… This film is, for me, a way of bringing my mom and my dad back.” I haven’t seen the movie yet, but I’ve read and watched interviews of Steven talking about his family. He had an especially close relationship with his mother Leah Adler who he credits with his artistic interests. Her parents were a classical guitarist (dad) and linguist […]