Personalities
Tell the Stories of Today’s Jewish Heroes
Every week I spend time in the library with my children, often reading the biographies of different heroes. It is easy to find biographies of “heroes” from our generation – From Michael Jordan to Lebron James, Madonna to Bill Clinton, walk through any library and you will see plenty of biographies of modern personalities. Many of them are still alive. In our era in which the assimilation...
March 14, 2012 4:44 pm
From Dolphins to Shimon Peres
Israeli filmmaker Dani Menkin has a nose for the unusual. His 2005 documentary “39 Pounds...
March 14, 2012 2:28 pm
Top 10 Jewish Billionaires List 2012
For the 25th consecutive year, Forbes Magazine has released “The World’s Billionaires...
March 13, 2012 1:55 pm
INTERVIEW: Natan Sharansky on Funding, Identity Building, and Democracy
After spending nine years in the Soviet Gulag, Natan Sharansky learned not to get too caught...
March 9, 2012 11:03 am
Matisyahu Goes Blonde, Shoots Music Video in Jerusalem (VIDEO)
In Israel to shoot his new music video, Matisyahu revealed yet another change to his hairstyle. ...
March 8, 2012 12:16 pm
Forbes Billionaires List Includes 13 Israelis
Israeli-American businesswoman Shari Arison is 288th on the list. Photo: Vardi Kahane....
March 7, 2012 12:21 pm
Kathy Ireland: Inspired in Paris, Committed to Israel
WASHINGTON, DC—Kathy Ireland’s attachment to Israel has a biblical basis and an almost...
March 6, 2012 3:42 pm
Art Exhibition: Kehinde Wiley at The Jewish Museum of New York
Kehinde Wiley is a New York-based portrait painter, who is known for his highly naturalistic...
March 6, 2012 2:56 pm
Restore My Soul: The Music of Shtar (VIDEO)
Hip-hop group Shtar has been defying stereotypes ever since its inception inside the walls...
March 5, 2012 2:34 pm
Marc Chagall’s Gift: “White Crucifixion”
The scheduling of Passover and Easter at close to the same moment on the calendar can remind...
February 28, 2012 5:12 pm
Natalie Portman Reportedly Married, Wedding Rings Worn at Oscars (VIDEO)
When Natalie Portman and Benjamin Millepied showed up at the Oscars wearing wedding bands,...
February 27, 2012 5:06 pm
FBI Files Revealed: New York’s Last Jewish Gangster, Julius Bernstein
Famous for his affiliation with the Genovese crime family, his extortion of New York labor...
February 27, 2012 12:01 pm
Jewish Frenchman Wins Best Director at Oscars (VIDEO)
“The Artist” took home five Oscar awards on Sunday night, including Best Picture...
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Arts and Culture Blogs
EXCLUSIVE: Gal Gadot on Jewish Identity, American Films and Representing Israel in Hollywood (INTERVIEW)
Gal Gadot is arguably Israel’s second hottest export at the moment. The former Miss Israel 2004 and Miss Universe contestant has a starring role in the most recent film from the Fast and the Furious Franchise and is one of the faces of Israel’s largest clothing brands, Castro. Now she’s teaming up with Vine Vera skin care products,which incorporates the breakthrough ingredient Resveratrol, which she tells The Algemeiner is “a new innovative discovery which helps slow down the aging process [...]
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Arts and Culture Blogs
Jonathan Ames, ‘Herring Wonder’ and HBO Series Creator, Does Israel
Writer Jonathan Ames, creator of the HBO television series “Bored to Death,” is known for his fearless and exhibitionistic persona. One can find YouTube videos of him eating herring and boxing at the same time, having knives thrown at him by a person called “Throwdini,” and ranting drunkenly at an awards ceremony. And when it comes to writing, Ames’s essays tend to cover racy topics. Given these exploits, it’s a bit surprising to learn that Ames’s recent trip to Israel [...]
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Arts and Culture Beliefs and concepts
Jewish Presence in Contemporary Art
The Jewish presence and identity in the contemporary world of art is one truly worth noting. At the 3rd annual conference of “Jewish Arts & Identity in the contemporary world” in Baruch College’s Jewish Studies Center, at a panel entitled “Jewish Ways of Seeing: The Visual Arts and the Jewish Tradition”, the Jewish impact on the creative world is exemplified through the discussion of artist Audrey Flack and her various works. Flack was born in 1931 to a fairly Orthodox [...]
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Blogs Features
Black Jazz Musician Encounters Mixed Reactions to Subway Renditions of Hatikvah, Hava Hagila
At first you may be skeptical of Isaiah Richardson Jr. He doesn’t look like somebody who would be playing Hava Nagila for passengers waiting for their train in the subway. Firstly, he seems too young, and secondly, he’s a black kid from the Bronx, dressed sharply, derby hat and all. But when upon meeting Isaiah, the 32-year-old ticked off “Hevenu Shalom Aleichem,” “Bashana Haba’ah,” and “Zum Gali Gali” as some of his favorite songs to play passing crowds, I knew [...]
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Blogs Music
Mother’s Day Performer Blends Israeli Independence and the Jewish Side of Verdi
This Mother’s Day, the music of opera singer Sharon Azrieli Perez will integrate the varied threads that have made up the fabric of her life. Perez, in a Mother’s Day concert May 12 at the 92nd Street Y in New York City, will weave a musical experience that brings together intimations of Israeli independence, Giuseppe Verdi’s use of Jewish melodies, medieval Ladino music, and modern Jewish show music. These musical elements are particularly personal for Perez, whose Juilliard education has [...]
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Blogs Jewish 100 Social
Harvey Weinstein to Elie Wiesel: Without You There Would be no ‘Schindler’s List’ (VIDEO)
Famed film producer Harvey Weinstein presented Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel with the Algemeiner newspaper’s ‘Warrior for Truth’ award at its recent star studded 40th anniversary ‘JEWISH 100’ Gala. “My mother, the Miriam of Miramax […] was so thrilled when she heard that I was presenting to Professor Wiesel,” Weinstein said as he called on the professor to accept the award. “I am happy to be here on the Algemeiner’s 40th anniversary and to celebrate their top 100,” Weinstein added. Commenting [...]
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Israel Sports
Israeli Soccer Star Victim of Anti-Semitic Abuse on Twitter
Israeli soccer star Yossi Benayoun, who currently plays for FC Chelsea in the English Premier League, was recently the victim of anti-Semitic abuse on Twitter. After thanking his Twitter followers for sending him birthday wishes, Benayoun, who many consider to be the greatest Israeli soccer player ever, was sent the following message: “f***in Jew a**hole.” Benayoun posted a response, saying, “Some nice people in the world.” His team has called on the police to investigate the matter, according to the Britain’s [...]
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Arts and Culture Blogs
Gary Baseman and The Jewish Home “The Door Is Always Open”
This weekend, a retrospective of the works of Gary Baseman titled The Door Is Always Open, opened, at the Skirball Cultural Center. ‘Door’ recreates the artists’ childhood home filled with famous Baseman characters and Jewish subjects peppered about. Baseman has had a long and successful career with iconic characters and big clients to fill his CV, but recent works are the first time he is dealing directly with his Jewish identity and the value that it holds for him now. [...]
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