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(from left) Producer Kristie Macosko Krieger, co-writer/producer/director Steven Spielberg, Seth Rogen, Julia Butters, co-writer/producer Tony Kushner, Keeley Karsten and Sophia Kopera on the set of The Fabelmans. (Merie Weismiller Wallace/Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment)

Spielberg’s ‘Fabelmans’ earns 7 Oscar nods, WWI epic with anti-Nazi past gets 9

Published January 24, 2023
Courtesy of Prime Video

Hitler is alive and in hiding in final season of ‘Hunters,’ Amazon’s series about Jews killing Nazis

Published January 16, 2023
Meet Amichai Chikli, Israel’s new Diaspora minister, who opposes BDS and Reform Judaism

Meet Amichai Chikli, Israel’s new Diaspora minister, who opposes BDS and Reform Judaism

Published January 5, 2023
In Netflix’s ‘You People,’ Jonah Hill is a Jewish guy who finds love with a Farrakhan follower’s daughter

In Netflix’s ‘You People,’ Jonah Hill is a Jewish guy who finds love with a Farrakhan follower’s daughter

Published January 5, 2023
The Jewish comedians who will soon be hosting The Daily Show

The Jewish comedians who will soon be hosting “The Daily Show”

Published December 20, 2022
Netanyahu defends his pending far-right coalition: ‘Two hands firmly on the steering wheel’

Netanyahu defends his pending far-right coalition: ‘Two hands firmly on the steering wheel’

Published December 15, 2022
Texas school board that banned Anne Frank book invited Messianic ׳rabbi’ charged with sexual assault to open meeting with prayer

Texas school board that banned Anne Frank book invited Messianic ׳rabbi’ charged with sexual assault to open meeting with prayer

Published December 13, 2022
Michigan man charged after threatening synagogue-goers attacks magistrate verbally as well

Michigan man charged after threatening synagogue-goers attacks magistrate verbally as well

Published December 7, 2022
Israel condemns Netflix movie about its 1948 War of Independence

Israel condemns Netflix movie about its 1948 War of Independence

Published December 6, 2022
‘I like Hitler,’ Kanye West repeatedly tells Alex Jones on ‘InfoWars’

‘I like Hitler,’ Kanye West repeatedly tells Alex Jones on ‘InfoWars’

Published December 1, 2022
Amazon will not pull antisemitic movie promoted by Kyrie Irving, says Jewish CEO

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

Published December 1, 2022
Harrison Ford will fight Nazis again in forthcoming ‘Indiana Jones’ sequel

Harrison Ford will fight Nazis again in forthcoming ‘Indiana Jones’ sequel

Published November 29, 2022
Some St. Louis area schools ban several Holocaust books, including ‘Maus’

Some St. Louis area schools ban several Holocaust books, including ‘Maus’

Published November 16, 2022
Can a Tree of Life memorial ‘end antisemitism in our lifetime’? Its new CEO hopes so.

Can a Tree of Life memorial ‘end antisemitism in our lifetime’? Its new CEO hopes so.

Published November 15, 2022
KFC Germany apologizes for ‘treat yourself’ chicken promotion tied to Kristallnacht

KFC Germany apologizes for ‘treat yourself’ chicken promotion tied to Kristallnacht

Published November 9, 2022
As antisemitism spikes following Elon Musk takeover, ADL calls for Twitter ad boycott

As antisemitism spikes following Elon Musk takeover, ADL calls for Twitter ad boycott

Published November 6, 2022
An evangelical GOP House candidate in Texas wrote a novel about Anne Frank finding Jesus

An evangelical GOP House candidate in Texas wrote a novel about Anne Frank finding Jesus

Published October 31, 2022
Cormac McCarthy’s new novels follow two Jews named ‘Western’

Cormac McCarthy’s new novels follow two Jews named ‘Western’

Published October 28, 2022
Nearly half of US adults believe America should be a ‘Christian nation’

Nearly half of US adults believe America should be a ‘Christian nation’

Published October 27, 2022
Prominent Jewish YouTuber Ethan Klein makes Holocaust joke about Ben Shapiro, leading to his suspension

Prominent Jewish YouTuber Ethan Klein makes Holocaust joke about Ben Shapiro, leading to his suspension

Published October 21, 2022
A provocative ‘Hitler truck’ inflames tensions amid ‘Jew-free zones’ accusation

A provocative ‘Hitler truck’ inflames tensions amid ‘Jew-free zones’ accusation

Published October 19, 2022
In ‘Last Flight Home,’ a Jewish family helps their father end his life

In ‘Last Flight Home,’ a Jewish family helps their father end his life

Published October 7, 2022
A new documentary, ‘Four Winters,’ recounts the hell and fury of Jewish partisans who fought the Nazis

A new documentary, ‘Four Winters,’ recounts the hell and fury of Jewish partisans who fought the Nazis

Published September 20, 2022
ADL will review its education materials after Fox News calls them ‘far-left’

ADL will review its education materials after Fox News calls them ‘far-left’

Published September 8, 2022
Oregon’s Swastika Mountain will soon be renamed

Oregon’s Swastika Mountain will soon be renamed

Published August 29, 2022
Texas school district reinstates an adaptation of Anne Frank’s diary amid firestorm of controversy

Texas school district reinstates an adaptation of Anne Frank’s diary amid firestorm of controversy

Published August 23, 2022
Texas school district pulls the Bible and a version of Anne Frank’s diary from shelves

Texas school district pulls the Bible and a version of Anne Frank’s diary from shelves

Published August 16, 2022
Trump wanted his advisors to be like ‘German generals in WWII,’ according to a new book

Trump wanted his advisors to be like ‘German generals in WWII,’ according to a new book

Published August 8, 2022
Melissa Bank, bestselling author of modern Jewish heroines, dies at 61

Melissa Bank, bestselling author of modern Jewish heroines, dies at 61

Published August 4, 2022
Self-funded House candidate beats AIPAC-backed opponent in Detroit as pro-Israel lobby marks rare primary loss

Self-funded House candidate beats AIPAC-backed opponent in Detroit as pro-Israel lobby marks rare primary loss

Published August 3, 2022
Jewish political dynasty ends as Rep. Haley Stevens ousts Rep. Andy Levin in Michigan Democratic primary

Jewish political dynasty ends as Rep. Haley Stevens ousts Rep. Andy Levin in Michigan Democratic primary

Published August 2, 2022
US officials ‘outraged’ over comments made by member of UN inquiry into Israel-Gaza conflict

US officials ‘outraged’ over comments made by member of UN inquiry into Israel-Gaza conflict

Published July 29, 2022
TV legend Norman Lear turns 100, with a song and an Instagram

TV legend Norman Lear turns 100, with a song and an Instagram

Published July 27, 2022
What was the Jewish ‘literary mafia’?

What was the Jewish ‘literary mafia’?

Published July 26, 2022
East Side Elementary school in Marietta, Ga., used an eagle in its proposed new logo. (Larry Sernovitz/Facebook)

A Georgia school’s new logo resembled the Nazi eagle. Local Jews were shocked.

Published July 21, 2022
President Joe Biden, right, stands next to Steve Dettelbach, nominee for director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, after he spoke on measures to combat gun crime from the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, D.C., April 11, 2022. (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)

Kentucky GOP group blames hacker for calling new US firearms regulator part of a ‘Jewish junta’

Published July 18, 2022
‘Image of Victory,’ Netflix’s new Israeli war drama, revisits the capture of a kibbutz in 1948

‘Image of Victory,’ Netflix’s new Israeli war drama, revisits the capture of a kibbutz in 1948

Published July 15, 2022
A Jewish girl disguises herself as a Christian to evade the Holocaust in ‘My Name Is Sara’

A Jewish girl disguises herself as a Christian to evade the Holocaust in ‘My Name Is Sara’

Published July 14, 2022
Nick Fuentes, white nationalist with GOP ties, says ‘Jews stood in the way’ of Roe v. Wade’s end

Nick Fuentes, white nationalist with GOP ties, says ‘Jews stood in the way’ of Roe v. Wade’s end

Published June 29, 2022
The Vatican will release WWII-era ‘Jewish files’ online, including unanswered pleas to the pope

The Vatican will release WWII-era ‘Jewish files’ online, including unanswered pleas to the pope

Published June 23, 2022
St. Louis court upholds Arkansas law restricting Israel boycotts, ruling it does not violate First Amendment

St. Louis court upholds Arkansas law restricting Israel boycotts, ruling it does not violate First Amendment

Published June 22, 2022
Is ‘Cha Cha Real Smooth’ the first good bar/bat mitzvah movie?

Is ‘Cha Cha Real Smooth’ the first good bar/bat mitzvah movie?

Published June 16, 2022
Billy Crystal performs ‘Yiddish scat’ at the Tony Awards

Billy Crystal performs ‘Yiddish scat’ at the Tony Awards

Published June 13, 2022
Members of Palestinian Masafer Yatta communities in the West Bank regard the remains of their West Bank homes, May 7, 2022. (Mamoun Wazwaz/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Masafer Yatta: The 22-year legal battle over West Bank village evictions, explained

Published May 27, 2022
A rabbi who ‘speaks to Christians’ condemned them on Twitter. It cost him his job.

A rabbi who ‘speaks to Christians’ condemned them on Twitter. It cost him his job.

Published May 13, 2022
Larry Summers,Alan Dershowitz join Harvard faculty and alumni in denouncing student paper

Larry Summers,Alan Dershowitz join Harvard faculty and alumni in denouncing student paper

Published May 10, 2022
Ben Foster pulls no punches playing a Holocaust-survivor-turned-boxer in HBO’s new movie

Ben Foster pulls no punches playing a Holocaust-survivor-turned-boxer in HBO’s new movie

Published April 24, 2022
Supreme Court rules heirs to a Jewish art dealer can use U.S. courts to recover a painting taken by the Nazis

Supreme Court rules heirs to a Jewish art dealer can use U.S. courts to recover a painting taken by the Nazis

Published April 21, 2022
Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns filming interviews for The Roosevelts in 2014. (Daniel J. White/PBS)

Ken Burns’ next documentary is about the US response to the Holocaust

Published April 11, 2022
Jewish sculptor Moses David Ezekiel (left) in his Rome studio with his statue Religious Liberty (back center), 1909. A planned Princeton University exhibit of Jewish American artists in 2022 was to feature Ezekiel and a statue based on Religious Liberty, but was scrapped owing to his lifelong support of the Confederacy. (Public domain)

A Jewish art exhibit at Princeton was canceled over ties to the Confederacy. Jewish scholars are outraged.

Published March 29, 2022
West Virginia ‘critical race theory’ bill leads to a statehouse debate over Jews and race

West Virginia ‘critical race theory’ bill leads to a statehouse debate over Jews and race

Published March 10, 2022
Birthright Israel participants visit the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem, Aug. 18, 2014. (Flash90)

Birthright Israel to lower its age limit back to 26

Published March 8, 2022
Netflixs new Palestinian Stories film collection includes a few dozen noteworthy Palestinian films from the past few decades, including (from left) the Oscar-nominated Omar and Ave Maria, and Giraffada. (Netflix)

On Netflix and elsewhere, new collections of Palestinian and Israeli films are now available for streaming

Published October 18, 2021

D.C. councilmember who once spread Rothschild conspiracy theory is running for mayor

Published October 13, 2021
Vladimir Friedman and Maria Belkin in Golden Voices. (Music Box Films)

In ‘Golden Voices,’ Russian movie dubbers reinvent themselves in Israel, to hilarious effect

Published October 8, 2021
Two Auschwitz prisoners escape in a scene from The Auschwitz Report. (Samuel Goldwyn Films)

‘The Auschwitz Report’: Slovakian film follows real-life escapees who tried to warn the world

Published September 24, 2021

Major teachers’ unions are pushing the pro-Palestinian cause — and receiving major pushback

Published July 8, 2021
An interview subject from Final Account (Courtesy of Focus Features LLC)

Surviving former Nazis give their ‘Final Account’ in new documentary

Published May 21, 2021

Meet the longtime Jewish labor activist going up against Amazon in Alabama

Published April 6, 2021
Evangelicals

What do evangelicals want with Israel? A new documentary goes looking for answers.

Published March 16, 2021
The Eventbrite listing for the Dallas Jewish Conservatives mask-burning party promotes light refreshments. Organizers said kosher food would be available. (Screenshot)

Dallas Jewish Conservatives plan ‘mask-burning’ party to celebrate end of Texas mandate

Published March 4, 2021
Nurses

NBC under fire for portrayal of Orthodox Jews on Canadian series ‘Nurses’

Published February 24, 2021
Austin resident Sam Robinson celebrates becoming a bar mitzvah in his backyard after a power outage at his synagogue from Winter Storm Uri scrapped his plans to read from three Torahs on the bimah. (Photo courtesy of the Robinson family)

In a Texas battered by cold, Jewish communities join a desperately needed response

Published February 18, 2021
Arizona Post

Arizona Jewish Post shuts down after 75 years

Published February 11, 2021
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