What Zohran Mamdani has actually said about Jews and Israel
As Mamdani aims to become mayor of New York â the city with the largest Jewish population in the world â that Jewish New Yorkers are closely scrutinizing what he...
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âShtiselâ star Sasson Gabay is happy to be back playing a complex haredi Orthodox Jew in âKugelâ
Gabay has reprised his role as Nuhem in internationally acclaimed series âShtiselâ for a prequel series titled âKugel,â streaming in the states exclusively on the platform Izzy.
Remembering famous Jewish people who died in 2023
(JTA) In 2023, the Jewish world lost notable people who left legacies in politics, the arts, sports and everything in between. Here is a selection of obituaries of 20 of...
Largest rally against antisemitism since WWII held in London
(JTA) Police estimated that 50,000 people showed up for a march against antisemitism on Sunday, November 26 in what reports are calling the largest such gathering in London since before...
Thousands flock to Uman for Rosh Hashanah pilgrimage
(JTA) The U.S., Israeli and Ukrainian governments have all called it an extremely dangerous voyage into the heart of an ongoing war. But despite the warnings, tens of thousands of...
Ben Kingsley reveals why he stars in so many Holocaust films
(JTA) From âSchindlerâs Listâ to âThe Red Sea Diving Resort,â the non-Jewish, award-winning actor Ben Kingsley has starred in a number of Holocaust and other Jewish-themed movies. The recurring theme...
David Corenswet, the next Superman, is Jewish
When David Corenswet was announced as the next DC Comics Superman last month, Jewish movie and comic fans rejoiced: He will be the first Jewish actor to portray the hero...
Itâs âHanukkah in the summerâ as New Yorkers raid the Jewish Book Councilâs shelves
(New York Jewish Week) â The competition started in the elevator. On July 19, around 5:40 p.m., a woman lugging an empty suitcase across the ground floor of the nondescript...
Israel says Iran planned terror attacks on sites popular with Jews and Israelis in Cyprus
(JTA) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that an Iranian plot to attack sites popular with Jews and Israelis in Cyprus had been foiled. Reports in Israeli and Cypriot media...
âBetween the Templesâ stars Jason Schwartzman and Carol Kane
(JTA) Jason Schwartzman is starring as a cantor who takes on an adult bat mitzvah student played by veteran actress Carol Kane in an upcoming comedy film. Shooting for âBetween...