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Israel condemns Netflix movie about its 1948 War of Independence

Andrew Lapin, JTAPublished December 6, 2022

(JTA) — Israel’s government has lashed out at Netflix over a new Jordanian movie that they say disparages the country’s military and their actions in the War of 1948 that led to Israel’s independence. “Farha,” Jordan’s best international...

Israeli UFC fighter Natan Levy responds to Kanye West’s antisemitism: ‘Come see me, bro’

Jacob Gurvis, JTAPublished December 6, 2022

(JTA) — Natan Levy, one of the few Israelis ever to compete in the mixed martial arts Ultimate Fighting Championship, or UFC, isn’t pulling any punches in talking about Kanye West’s antisemitism. “Kanye West, if you’ve got a problem with...

Karam Taher plays the titular lead character in Farha.

In Israel, a scandal over Netflix’s choice to stream a film depicting the 1948 murder of a Palestinian family

Nora Berman, Deputy Opinion Editor, The ForwardPublished December 6, 2022

This story was originally published in the Forward. Click here to get the Forward's free email newsletters delivered to your inbox.   Farha, the debut feature film of Jordanian filmmaker Darin J. Sallam, made headlines even before it...

St. Louis Jewish Film Festival lands doc on Jewish family who saved Jefferson's Monticello

St. Louis Jewish Film Festival lands doc on Jewish family who saved Jefferson’s Monticello

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished December 5, 2022

The St. Louis Jewish Film Festival is four months away, but we've just learned of one special film that will be among those showcased. "The Levys of Monticello" is a documentary film by Steven Pressman, who has previously directed two Holocaust-related...

Theodor Herzl diaries republished in ambitious new undertaking

Theodor Herzl diaries republished in ambitious new undertaking

By David Isaac, JNSPublished December 5, 2022

(JNS) “Today, Theodor Herzl is best known for his beard, not his books,” laments Gil Troy, editor of “The Zionist Writings of Theodor Herzl,” in his introductory essay to a new edition of Herzl’s diaries. Troy, a professor of history at Canada’s...

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Does the Talmud warn us about this ‘Cocaine Bear’?

By PJ Grisar, The ForwardPublished December 5, 2022

There’s a new movie coming out called Cocaine Bear about a bear who consumes cocaine and goes on a killing spree. The sages predicted this. Sort of. In the Talmudic tractate Bava Kamma, 15b, which deals with liability and torts, the bear is named...

2022 Hanukkah Events Guide: Menorah lightings, live music events and more

2022 Hanukkah Events Guide: Menorah lightings, live music events and more

Published December 4, 2022

There’s no shortage of in-person, free, family-friendly events this Hanukkah season to commemorate the Festival of Lights, which begins on the evening of Sunday, Dec. 18 and concludes the evening of Monday, Dec. 26. Here is a roundup of the communitywide...

Lisa and Greta Rosenstock

Meet the Rosenstocks – a mom and daughter performing together in NJT’s ‘Jerry’s Girls’

By Bill Motchan, Special to the Jewish LightPublished December 4, 2022

The New Jewish Theatre’s current performance of “Jerry’s Girls: The Jerry Herman Revue,” features the music of one of Broadway’s greatest Jewish composers. Jerry Herman wrote popular hits like “Mame,” “La Cage aux Folles” and “Hello,...

Kanye West suspended again from Twitter after posting swastika

Philissa Cramer, JTAPublished December 2, 2022

(JTA) — Two weeks after returning from a suspension over his tweets threatening Jews, Kanye West has been booted from Twitter again — this time after posting a picture of a swastika. West, the rapper and designer who now goes by Ye, tweeted the...

Adam Sandler recounts how he wrote ‘The Chanukah Song’

By Alan Zeitlin, JNSPublished December 1, 2022

Adam Sandler recounted a funny remark from a celebrity mentioned in his famous “The Chanukah Song” when he spoke to a crowd at the 92nd Street Y (now called 92NY) in Manhattan on Tuesday night. Following a screening of his new film “Hustle,”...

We now know when 'Fauda,' season 4 will begin

We now know when ‘Fauda,’ season 4 will begin

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished December 1, 2022

Good news for “Fauda” fans. The critically acclaimed TV show that has swept the world has announced that the new season will be released in the United States on Jan. 20 on Netflix. The show has already aired in Israel this past summer. The Netflix...

Amazon will not pull antisemitic movie promoted by Kyrie Irving, says Jewish CEO

Andrew Lapin, JTAPublished December 1, 2022

(JTA) – Bucking weeks of public pressure from Jewish groups, celebrities and the Brooklyn Nets, Amazon will not stop selling an antisemitic documentary on its service that was promoted by NBA star Kyrie Irving. The company’s CEO Andy Jassy, who...

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