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Pop Rock Band HAIM Releases Hanukkah Holiday Song About Latkas, Manischewitz Wine and the Maccabees
Popular American pop rock band HAIM celebrated the first night of Hanukkah on Tuesday with a new song that pays homage to the Festival...
Ivanka Trump Shares Pictures of Her Family Celebrating First Night of Hanukkah
Ivanka Trump shared pictures on Instagram of her family celebrating the first night of Hanukkah on Tuesday. Trump -- who converted to Judaism in 2009 -- uploaded a photo of her and her husband Jared Kushner,...
Former Knicks Star Amar’e Stoudemire Returns to Madison Square Garden to Light Hanukkah Menorah
Former New York Knicks player Amar’e Stoudemire is set to return to Madison Square Garden to light a menorah for the first night of Hanukkah, the New York Daily News reported. The menorah-lighting ceremony was to be held...
Supermodel Bella Hadid Protests Trump’s Jerusalem Recognition at ‘Free Palestine’ March in London
Famed supermodel Bella Hadid joined a demonstration outside the US Embassy in London on Friday night against President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. The 21-year-old -- whose father is of Palestinian descent -- marched...

BBC Follows Blind British Backpacker as He Visits Israel’s Western Wall
Cameras from a BBC travel series followed a blind British backpacker who is on a mission...

‘Bachelor’ Star Has Jewish Wedding at Synagogue in Texas
A "Bachelor" alum had a traditional Jewish wedding in Houston, Texas on Sunday. Reality television star Erica Rose,...

France’s Greatest Composer — Georges Bizet — Was Jewish
Few operas are performed more than Georges Bizet’s Carmen; none are better loved. It was his...

Report: Meghan Markle’s Jewish Best Friend Played Matchmaker With Prince Harry
American actress Meghan Markle met her now-fiancé Prince Harry through her Jewish best friend, the Jewish Chronicle...

Israeli Actress Gal Gadot Says She ‘Holds Flag of the Nation’
Israeli actress Gal Gadot told a Variety interviewer that she accepts her role as a...

Pop Rock Band HAIM Releases Hanukkah Holiday Song About Latkas, Manischewitz Wine and the Maccabees
Popular American pop rock band HAIM celebrated the first night of Hanukkah on Tuesday with a new song that pays homage to the Festival of...

Ivanka Trump Shares Pictures of Her Family Celebrating First Night of Hanukkah
Ivanka Trump shared pictures on Instagram of her family celebrating the first night of Hanukkah on Tuesday. Trump -- who converted to Judaism in 2009 --...

Former Knicks Star Amar’e Stoudemire Returns to Madison Square Garden to Light Hanukkah Menorah
Former New York Knicks player Amar’e Stoudemire is set to return to Madison Square Garden to light a menorah for the first night of Hanukkah, the New...

Supermodel Bella Hadid Protests Trump’s Jerusalem Recognition at ‘Free Palestine’ March in London
Famed supermodel Bella Hadid joined a demonstration outside the US Embassy in London on Friday night against President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of...

BBC Follows Blind British Backpacker as He Visits Israel’s Western Wall
Cameras from a BBC travel series followed a blind British backpacker who is on a mission to travel the world as he visited various sites in...

‘Bachelor’ Star Has Jewish Wedding at Synagogue in Texas
A "Bachelor" alum had a traditional Jewish wedding in Houston, Texas on Sunday. Reality television star Erica Rose, 35, and Texas-based investor Charles Sanders had their wedding at...

France’s Greatest Composer — Georges Bizet — Was Jewish
Few operas are performed more than Georges Bizet’s Carmen; none are better loved. It was his magnum opus and a glimpse of the direction that music...

Report: Meghan Markle’s Jewish Best Friend Played Matchmaker With Prince Harry
American actress Meghan Markle met her now-fiancé Prince Harry through her Jewish best friend, the Jewish Chronicle reported on Thursday. Fashion designer Misha Nonoo introduced Markle to the British...

Israeli Actress Gal Gadot Says She ‘Holds Flag of the Nation’
Israeli actress Gal Gadot told a Variety interviewer that she accepts her role as a representative of Israel and lamented that almost everybody mispronounces her...

Jewish Actor Joshua Malina Explains Hebrew Prayer He Says Every Morning
Actor Joshua Malina, who stars in the hit ABC series "Scandal," talked about Jewish prayer and Thanksgiving with his Twitter followers on Wednesday. Malina wrote, "I...

Jewish Professional Wrestler Calls Out Fellow Athlete for ‘Distasteful’ Hasidic Jew Gimmick
Jewish professional wrestler David Starr blasted a performer and fellow athlete last week for dressing up as a Hasidic Jew to gain attention and for comedic effect. Starr...

What’s New — and Jewish — On and Off Broadway
Below is a listing of shows with Jewish connections on and off-Broadway. BROADWAY Angels in America, written by Tony Kushner, stars Nathan Lane and Andrew Garfield. This Pulitzer-Prize winning epic...

Australian Rock Star Nick Cave to Boycotters: ‘I Love Israel’
JNS.org – Australian rock star Nick Cave is facing backlash from BDS supporters following a performance in Tel Aviv, where he accused the anti-Israel movement of...

A Contemporary Renaissance for Jewish Art
Every year, the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem hosts an open house, where the entire building is transformed into a platform for...