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Hungarian music festival bans Spanish hip-hop group for defacing Israeli flag

Hungarian music festival bans Spanish hip-hop group for defacing Israeli flag

Published August 16, 2022

(JTA) — A Hungarian music festival barred a Spanish hip-hop band from future performances after they published a video of its members defacing an Israeli flag on Monday. The three members of Tribade posted a video of themselves to Twitter, in which...

Here's the full author lineup for 44th Annual St. Louis Jewish Book Festival

Here’s the full author lineup for 44th Annual St. Louis Jewish Book Festival

Published August 16, 2022

The St. Louis Jewish Community Center (The J) will host its 44th annual St. Louis Jewish Book Festival from November 6-13. The festival features a lineup of bestselling authors, investigative journalists, Netflix stars, nationally known chefs, true crime...

Al Franken speaking to the Jewish Family Service of St. Paul, June 2, 2019. (Jewish Family Service of St. Paul)

Jewish comedy legend, former U.S. Senator Al Franken hosting Jimmy Kimmel Live tonight!

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished August 15, 2022

Well, it's about time former U.S. Senator Al Franken and Jewish comedy legend Al Franken got his own late-night show, even if it's just for one night. On Monday, in an email to fans, Franken announced he'll be hosting “Jimmy Kimmel Live” Tuesday...

We spoke to Miriam, the Hebrew tutor Nathan Fielder hired for his fake family on HBO’s ‘The Rehearsal’

We spoke to Miriam, the Hebrew tutor Nathan Fielder hired for his fake family on HBO’s ‘The Rehearsal’

Published August 15, 2022

(JTA) — Miriam Eskenasy didn’t know exactly what she was signing up for when she applied to tutor Hebrew on “The Rehearsal,” Jewish comedian Nathan Fielder’s reality-bending HBO show in which (ostensibly) real people practice for uncomfortable...

Why a food processor is the most Jewish kitchen appliance

Why a food processor is the most Jewish kitchen appliance

MARIAH HALPERIN, NOSHERPublished August 15, 2022

If you were a kitchen appliance, what would you be and why?” my manager asked. It was mid-Monday morning, usually one of the slowest times at the cafe where we worked, and Bob loved to probe the depths of our souls during slow moments. “Cuisinart,”...

Why conspiracy theorists keep turning to Jewish mysticism — from early Nazis to modern-day MAGA

Why conspiracy theorists keep turning to Jewish mysticism — from early Nazis to modern-day MAGA

By Mira Fox, The ForwardPublished August 15, 2022

Are Trump’s most rabid supporters getting into Jewish mysticism? If a new viral clip from “The Daily Show” is any indication, the answer appears to be yes. In the clip, a woman in a flower crown at a MAGA rally in Wisconsin tells “Daily...

The quintessential Jewish mother to millions of television viewers, "Molly Goldberg" (Gertrude Berg) is shown here in a scene from the film Molly, presumably giving out a taste of chicken soup. Photo Courtesy of JWA

Do you know this Jewish woman? She had a hit TV show in 1949

Jeffrey Shandler and Updated by Pete SmithPublished August 15, 2022

For a generation of Americans, Gertrude Berg embodied Jewish motherhood in a series of radio, television, stage, and film performances. She is best remembered as the creative force behind the Goldbergs, a fictitious Jewish family who lived in an...

Photos: 2,000 smiles counted during Sunday's St. Charles Jewish Festival

Photos: 2,000 smiles counted during Sunday’s St. Charles Jewish Festival

Bill Motchan, Special to the Jewish LightPublished August 15, 2022

A gathering of more than 2,000 celebrated Jewish food, music and culture on August 14 at the Foundry Arts Centre in St. Charles. The Chabad Jewish Center of St. Charles County sponsored the second annual St. Charles Jewish Festival. Musical highlights...

‘My Unorthodox Life’ family wins $25,000 for anti-child marriage group on ‘Celebrity Family Feud’

‘My Unorthodox Life’ family wins $25,000 for anti-child marriage group on ‘Celebrity Family Feud’

Published August 15, 2022

(JTA) — On Netflix’s “My Unorthodox Life,” both Julia Haart and her older daughter Batsheva said they regretted getting married as teenagers, the norm in their Orthodox Jewish community. So when the family landed a spot on “Celebrity Family...

Jewish Federation’s investment in community’s early childhood centers reaps national interest

Jewish Federation’s investment in community’s early childhood centers reaps national interest

Ellen Futterman, Editor-in-ChiefPublished August 15, 2022

Confident of the positive impact Jewish early childhood centers (ECC) can have on children, their parents and the St. Louis Jewish community, Jewish Federation invested $125,000 last August into a collaborative initiative for all 10 of the community’s...

Justin Bieber sparks outrage after being accused of doing Nazi salute at concert

Published August 13, 2022

(JNS) The president of the Conference of European Rabbis is calling out pop-star Justin Bieber for performing what some thought was a Nazi salute during a concert in Helsinki. During his Aug. 9 show, Bieber marched high with his knees across the stage...

Nathan Fielder’s HBO show ‘The Rehearsal’ offers an unusual portrayal of interfaith parenting gone wrong

Nathan Fielder’s HBO show ‘The Rehearsal’ offers an unusual portrayal of interfaith parenting gone wrong

Published August 12, 2022

Spoiler alert: This piece contains plot details about HBO’s “The Rehearsal,” including extensive details about Episode 5, “Apocalypto,” which first aired Aug. 12, 2022. (JTA) — Nathan Fielder has always been open about his Jewish identity...

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