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...
(JTA) — Like many parents, Mickey and Linda Rubin indulged their only child Ricky’s various hobbies — magic, photography, music — while he was growing up in the 1970s on Long Island. Ultimately, they hoped he would set his artistic interests aside...
(JTA) — When David Corenswet was announced as the next Marvel Superman last month, Jewish movie and comic fans rejoiced: He will be the first Jewish actor to portray the hero in a blockbuster.
But one Jewish community in New Orleans has been particularly...
William Friedkin, the Jewish hand behind one of the most famous explorations of Christian evil, The Exorcist, has died at the age of 87.
Born in Chicago on August 29, 1935 to Jewish refugees from Ukraine, Friedkin was raised in an observant kosher...
Andrew Silow-Carroll, JTA
• Published August 6, 2023
(JTA) — The very first Jewish book was a multigenerational Jewish family saga. But while the Bible went on to achieve some commercial and critical success, the genre doesn’t always get much love.
Consider the big best-selling books of the last...
Aug. 7: 2023: This story has been updated with comment from Jonathan Dade.
(JTA) – Even amid the motley crew with whom he is trying to survive at sea, Jonathan Dade’s introduction as a reality TV contestant makes a splash.
“As a Black rabbi...
(JTA) — Anyone who has visited an Israeli beach is likely familiar with the popular beach paddle game known as matkot.
For millions of TV viewers and a live audience of 1,400 at NBC’s “America’s Got Talent,” a trio of Israeli performers who...
