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Liev Schreiber will play Anne Frank’s father in new Disney+ series

Liev Schreiber will play Anne Frank’s father in new Disney+ series

Published April 18, 2022

(JTA) — Jewish actor Liev Schreiber will play Anne Frank’s father Otto in a new Disney+ limited series, the latest dramatization of the Frank family’s harrowing life in hiding from the Nazis. The eight-episode miniseries, “A Small Light,”...

Beanie Feldstein opens up on ‘Funny Girl’ role: ‘Incredibly meaningful for me as a Jewish woman’

Beanie Feldstein opens up on ‘Funny Girl’ role: ‘Incredibly meaningful for me as a Jewish woman’

Published April 18, 2022

(New York Jewish Week) — “Funny Girl” is so deeply ingrained in Beanie Feldstein’s life that she doesn’t even remember the first time she watched the movie. “From my developmental psychology classes in college, I think I remember that...

‘Compelling’ Israel data shows Americans over 60 should get 2nd COVID booster, top US COVID official says

‘Compelling’ Israel data shows Americans over 60 should get 2nd COVID booster, top US COVID official says

Published April 18, 2022

WASHINGTON (JTA) — The White House’s top COVID-19 response coordinator said that Americans over 60 should be getting a second vaccine booster shot, citing Israeli data. “The data out of Israel is pretty compelling for people over 60,”...

The secret Jewish history of the famous Easter treats "Peeps"

The secret Jewish history of the famous Easter treats “Peeps”

Published April 16, 2022

Just as ironic as the fact that “White Christmas” was written by a Jewish composer named Irving Berlin, Peeps, those famously neon-colored marshmallow Easter treats, are also produced by Jews. Based in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Just Born Quality...

Jake Gyllenhaal stars in 'Ambulance.'

Jewish celebs: Jake Gyllenhaal in ‘Ambulance,’ Ben Schwartz as Sonic and more

NATE BLOOM, Special to the Jewish LightPublished April 15, 2022

Two big-budget films with a Jewish connection opened last week and are still in theaters: “Ambulance,” an action-thriller, and “Sonic: The Hedgehog 2,” a combination animation and live-action film that is appropriate for “children of all ages.”  Here’s...

Idina Menzel, Ilana Glazer, Rachel Bloom and several other Jewish celebs discuss antisemitism on YouTube show

Idina Menzel, Ilana Glazer, Rachel Bloom and several other Jewish celebs discuss antisemitism on YouTube show

Published April 14, 2022

This article first appeared on Hey Alma. It’s fun and exciting when our favorite celebrities regale us with the minutiae of their lives. What color were the balloon arches at Jenny Slate’s bat mitzvah? How does Morgan Spector react to being the...

Local Jewish author dives into Woodstock ‘then and now’

Local Jewish author dives into Woodstock ‘then and now’

JUDITH NEWMARK, Special For The Jewish LightPublished April 14, 2022

When Alex Ludwig was born in 1979, Woodstock was 10-year-old news. Of course, people remembered the festival, a counter-cultural phenomenon that drew some 500,000 kids to Max Yasgur’s dairy farm for three days of peace, love and music. And what...

Who is this kid on the Haggadah? We (I) think he's a Hollywood star

Who is this kid on the Haggadah? We (I) think he’s a Hollywood star

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished April 14, 2022

Dear Jewish Light reader, Please help me put an end to a mystery. I'll just say it straight up, I think the kid, featured on the cover of my very own Maxwell House Haggadah, is now grown up and is a major Hollywood star. Many of his fans simply know...

10 things you didn’t know about ‘Fauda’ but really should

10 things you didn’t know about ‘Fauda’ but really should

Naama Barak, Israel21cPublished April 14, 2022

One of the best things about it being 2022, other than the fact that 2021 is finally over, is that this year will see Fauda returning to our screens with a brand-new, promising-as-ever Season 4. To help you ready yourself for the monumental moment...

Are you a young Jewish writer? A new local literary magazine wants to publish you

Are you a young Jewish writer? A new local literary magazine wants to publish you

By Daniel Shanker and Avital VorobeychikPublished April 14, 2022

Machshava is the Hebrew word for thought. It’s the perfect name for Epstein Hebrew Academy’s literary magazine, as the Machshava encompasses thoughts reflected throughout the St. Louis Jewish community. Thought is a purposely vague term, opening...

The cover of “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” edition of the Maxwell House Haggadah features an illustration of the hit show’s cast. (Maxwell House)

A “brief” history of the Maxwell House Haggadah

Kerri Steinberg, Otis College of Art and DesignPublished April 13, 2022

For more than a millennium, the haggadah has been the centerpiece of the Jewish holiday of Passover. The book sets out the ceremony for the Seder meal, when families tell the biblical Exodus story of God delivering the ancient Israelites from slavery...

Do you know this Jew? His yeast built the Jewish Catskills

Do you know this Jew? His yeast built the Jewish Catskills

Published April 13, 2022

This article originally appeared on The Nosher. Many home cooks this past year, in an Instagram-inspired spirit, upped their challah-baking game with new braiding patterns, interesting flavors and vibrant colors. Yet it was a more standard ingredient...

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