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Egyptian Actor Responds to Backlash for Starring With Israeli Actress Gal Gadot in ‘Wonder Woman’ Sequel
Egyptian actor Amr Waked took to Twitter on Sunday to defend himself after anti-Israel activists criticized him for starring alongside Israeli actress Gal Gadot...
Jewish Actress Zoey Deutch Reflects on Her Bat Mitzvah Party and ‘Nightmare From Hell’ Dress
Actress Zoey Deutch's bat mitzvah celebration resulted in her never wanting to have a big party for any other milestone in her life, she said recently on the podcast "What I Wore When." Deutch, 25, who...
‘Hatikvah’ Played in Abu Dhabi After Israeli Wins Gold in Ju-Jitsu Competition
Israel’s national anthem "Hatikvah" was played in an Abu Dhabi arena on Saturday after Alon Leviev, 17, took home the gold in the junior category at the Ju-jitsu World Championship. Leviev, who competed in the 55-kilogram-and-under...
Jack Black, Flaming Lips and Haim Among Those to Join Hanukkah Album
JNS.org - A holiday-inspired music album titled “Hanukkah+” will be released on Nov. 22 and feature a collection of Jewish classics and originals from artists, including Haim, the Flaming Lips, Jack Black and Yo La Tengo, The Rolling Stone reported. The...
Hallmark Channel Set to Premiere Hanukkah Movies for First Time
JNS.org - The Hallmark Channel will premiere its first two Hanukkah-themed movies next month in...
Netflix to Change Nazi Guard Documentary After Polish Complaint
Netflix said on Thursday it would make changes to maps in a documentary that showed...
Israeli Eurovision Winner Netta Barzilai Surprises Couple at Wedding Impacted by Rocket Attacks
Israeli singer and 2018 Eurovision winner Netta Barzilai surprised a couple at their wedding in...
US Director Quentin Tarantino and Israeli Wife Daniella Pick Rent House in Tel Aviv
American filmmaker Quentin Tarantino and his wife, Israeli singer and model Daniella Pick, have leased...
Israeli Series ‘Fauda’ Set to Get an Indian Remake Focusing on India, Pakistan Tensions
The hit Israeli TV series "Fauda," which streams worldwide on Netflix, will get an Indian...
Egyptian Actor Responds to Backlash for Starring With Israeli Actress Gal Gadot in ‘Wonder Woman’ Sequel
Egyptian actor Amr Waked took to Twitter on Sunday to defend himself after anti-Israel activists criticized him for starring alongside Israeli actress Gal Gadot in...
Jewish Actress Zoey Deutch Reflects on Her Bat Mitzvah Party and ‘Nightmare From Hell’ Dress
Actress Zoey Deutch's bat mitzvah celebration resulted in her never wanting to have a big party for any other milestone in her life, she said...
‘Hatikvah’ Played in Abu Dhabi After Israeli Wins Gold in Ju-Jitsu Competition
Israel’s national anthem "Hatikvah" was played in an Abu Dhabi arena on Saturday after Alon Leviev, 17, took home the gold in the junior category...
Jack Black, Flaming Lips and Haim Among Those to Join Hanukkah Album
JNS.org - A holiday-inspired music album titled “Hanukkah+” will be released on Nov. 22 and feature a collection of Jewish classics and originals from artists,...
Hallmark Channel Set to Premiere Hanukkah Movies for First Time
JNS.org - The Hallmark Channel will premiere its first two Hanukkah-themed movies next month in honor of the eight-day Jewish holiday, which this year starts...
Netflix to Change Nazi Guard Documentary After Polish Complaint
Netflix said on Thursday it would make changes to maps in a documentary that showed German Nazi death camps inside the borders of modern Poland,...
Israeli Eurovision Winner Netta Barzilai Surprises Couple at Wedding Impacted by Rocket Attacks
Israeli singer and 2018 Eurovision winner Netta Barzilai surprised a couple at their wedding in Beersheba this week after a string of rocket attacks from...
US Director Quentin Tarantino and Israeli Wife Daniella Pick Rent House in Tel Aviv
American filmmaker Quentin Tarantino and his wife, Israeli singer and model Daniella Pick, have leased a large house in Tel Aviv, sources told Globes. The couple,...
Israeli Series ‘Fauda’ Set to Get an Indian Remake Focusing on India, Pakistan Tensions
The hit Israeli TV series "Fauda," which streams worldwide on Netflix, will get an Indian remake set against the tense relations between India and Pakistan,...
Montreal Concert Features ‘Violins of Hope’ That Survived Holocaust
Musicians at a concert in Montreal on Saturday played violins that once belonged to Holocaust survivors and victims. The Orchestre Metropolitain used eight violins, part of...
Prominent Zionist Artist’s Remarkable Portrayal of an Arab Leader
On November 20, 1977, former Egyptian president Anwar Sadat became the first Arab leader to visit Israel. This historic occasion set in motion a series...
Revisionist Author Tries to Distort the Record of David Ben-Gurion
Tom Segev’s well-written biography of Israel’s first prime minister, A State At Any Cost: The Life of David Ben-Gurion, is undercut by the author’s biases...
New Book Tells a Holocaust Family Mystery
I just finished reading an extraordinary new book, House on Endless Waters by author Emuna Elon. From start to finish, I found it to be well-written, touching,...
Amazon Prime Teases New Series Starring Al Pacino as Nazi Hunter
Amazon Prime Video released on Friday a short teaser trailer for "Hunters," a new series that stars Al Pacino as a hard-nosed Nazi hunter in...
76-Year-Old Berlin Pensioner Beaten Up in Broad Daylight by Antisemitic Assailant
IDF Officer Who Led Aid Effort to Syria Protested at UK Universities
Egyptian Actor Responds to Backlash for Starring With Israeli Actress Gal Gadot in ‘Wonder Woman’ Sequel
Trump Administration Shift on Settlements Draws Mixed Responses From Jewish, Pro-Israel Groups in US
Palestinian Extremists Hate the United States — and Not Just Because of Israel