(JTA) — A “community note” saying falsely that Leo Frank, the victim of an antisemitic lynching in 1915, was guilty of raping and murdering a young girl appeared and disappeared several times over the weekend on X, the platform known until recently...
By Irene Katz Connelly, The Forward
• Published August 20, 2023
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The town of Mountain Dale, New York, once boasted 34 hotels and 75 bungalow colonies. Famous comedians, musicians and...
(JTA) — Bella Abzug, the feminist who burst into Congress battling for equal rights in 1970, was often caricatured in the media of her time. She was labeled “belligerent” and “bellicose Bella” in newspapers, parodied on television and shamed...
By Laura E. Adkins, Nora Berman, The Forward
• Published August 17, 2023
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Bradley Cooper, a non-Jewish actor, is playing Leonard Bernstein — a decidedly Jewish figure — in the forthcoming...
Abigail Klein Leichman, Israel21c
• Published August 17, 2023
(Israel21c.org) Walking through Machane Yehuda Market in Jerusalem with Tali Friedman, head of its merchant’s association, is a slow progression. Vendors want to say shalom, register a complaint, give her a hug.
“What a good heart you have!”...
(JTA) — Soon after Netflix dropped the first official trailer for its upcoming Leonard Bernstein biopic “Maestro” on Tuesday, one aspect of the film footage sparked a flurry of conversation online — and it wasn’t the preeminent Jewish conductor’s...
Most recently bringing to life the unforgettable crime boss Hector Salamanga in 22 episodes of “Better Call Saul” and eight episodes of its predecessor “Breaking Bad,” Jewish actor Mark Margolis has died at the age of 83.
(JTA) — From “Schindler’s List” to “The Red Sea Diving Resort,” the non-Jewish, award-winning actor Ben Kingsley has starred in a number of Holocaust and other Jewish-themed movies.
The recurring theme in his career wasn’t an accident,...
The New Jewish Theatre invites the community to celebrate its 25th season of telling universal stories through the lens of the Jewish experience. On Sept. 10 from 4:30-6 p.m., the public is invited to join New Jewish Theatre leaders and actors at the...
By Beth Harpaz, The Forward
• Published August 13, 2023
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Using words like zep and fyce, an Australian Jew named David Eldar became the world Scrabble champion last month in Las...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published August 11, 2023
Feb. 28, 2004, began wonderfully as Allison Becker read flawlessly from the Torah during her bat mitzvah ceremony at Congregation Shaare Emeth. But by night's end, Becker's eyes were filled with tears.
"We forgot to dance the Hora," remembered Becker....
(JTA) — Since the birth of hip-hop 50 years ago, plenty of Jewish rappers have picked up a microphone and rocked a crowd. They’ve spit rhymes in English, Hebrew, Yiddish, even Aramaic. Collectively, they’ve shattered stereotypes about what Jews...
