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All content by Gabe Friedman

NBA player Meyers Leonard caught using anti-Semitic slur on video game platform

Gabe Friedman
Published March 9, 2021

Norton Juster, ‘The Phantom Tollbooth’ writer who grew up reading Yiddish novels, dies at 91

Gabe Friedman
Published March 9, 2021

From ‘Seinfeld’ to WWII Morocco, these new Haggadah options will spice up your Passover Seder

Gabe Friedman
Published March 9, 2021

Drake raps ‘I should probably go to yeshiva’ on new single

Gabe Friedman
Published March 7, 2021

Charles Barkley jokes about losing weight to dance the hora at daughter’s Jewish wedding

Gabe Friedman
Published March 4, 2021
Amazon

Amazon alters app logo that drew comparisons to Hitler’s mustache

Gabe Friedman
Published March 2, 2021
Judo Friends

Story of friendship between Israeli and Iranian judo champions being made into TV show

Gabe Friedman
Published March 2, 2021

Iran’s international judo ban for avoiding Israeli athletes is dropped

Gabe Friedman
Published March 2, 2021
Shtisel

‘Shtisel’ Season 3 Netflix release date announced

Gabe Friedman
Published March 2, 2021
Ferris University

Michigan university fires professor for anti-Semitic and racist social media posts

Gabe Friedman
Published March 1, 2021

Shira Haas to play Golda Meir in American TV series

Gabe Friedman
Published March 1, 2021

Israel to start vaccinating Palestinians who work in Israel and West Bank within days, military says

Gabe Friedman
Published March 1, 2021

Golden Globes: Sacha Baron Cohen wins big, and other fun Jewish moments

Gabe Friedman
Published March 1, 2021
The flag of The Base. (Wikimedia Commons)

NJ teen confesses to spearheading plot to vandalize Midwestern synagogues

Gabe Friedman
Published February 28, 2021

Israel-owned ship suffers explosion in Gulf of Oman, raising suspicions about Iran

Gabe Friedman
Published February 28, 2021

Israel’s plan to deliver vaccines to Palestinians and allies is on hold

Gabe Friedman
Published February 28, 2021
In the film, Yakov agrees to watch over a recently deceased body, a ritual in Orthodox Judaism known as shemira. (Courtesy of IFC Midnight)

Mazzik, not dybbuk: Horror film ‘The Vigil’ brings Jewish demonology to the big screen

Gabe Friedman
Published February 25, 2021
A scene from "Nurses," which aired on NBC on Feb. 9, 2021. (Screen shot from YouTube)

NBC pulls episode of ‘Nurses’ show after backlash over its portrayal of Orthodox Jews

Gabe Friedman
Published February 25, 2021
LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 27: Azealia Banks performs at Electric Brixton on January 27, 2019 in London, England. RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Photo by Burak Cingi/Redferns)

‘I’m Jewish now’: Rapper Azealia Banks ignites social media storm with wedding announcement

Gabe Friedman
Published February 23, 2021

Sacha Baron Cohen says his days of disguise pranks are over

Gabe Friedman
Published February 23, 2021

Amos Oz’s daughter claims he physically abused her

Gabe Friedman
Published February 22, 2021
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 13: Gina Carano attends the premiere of Disney+'s "The Mandalorian" at El Capitan Theatre on November 13, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/FilmMagic)

Gina Carano says the social media post that got her fired from ‘The Mandalorian’ was not comparing conservatives to Jews during Holocaust

Gabe Friedman
Published February 22, 2021

Zach Banner and other Black athletes hold online panel about fighting anti-Semitism

Gabe Friedman
Published February 18, 2021
Haas, Ossoff, Doja Cat

Jon Ossoff, Shira Haas and Doja Cat make Time’s 100 emerging leaders list

Gabe Friedman
Published February 18, 2021

Ari Gold, yeshiva student-turned-pop star and LGBTQ icon, dies of cancer at 47

Gabe Friedman
Published February 16, 2021

Fauci wins $1 million Israeli prize for ‘courageously defending science’ during pandemic

Gabe Friedman
Published February 16, 2021

‘Who are we?’: Asian American Jews explore their identities in a new video project

Gabe Friedman
Published February 14, 2021

Amar’e Stoudemire travels everywhere with an antique golden menorah

Gabe Friedman
Published February 11, 2021
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 13: Gina Carano attends the premiere of Disney+'s "The Mandalorian" at El Capitan Theatre on November 13, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/FilmMagic)

‘Mandalorian’ star Gina Carano fired after comparing today’s political climate to the Holocaust

Gabe Friedman
Published February 11, 2021
Aleph Farms claims its product tastes like "a delicious tender, juicy ribeye steak you’d buy from the butcher." (Aleph Farms)

Israeli company makes 3-D-printed ribeye steak

Gabe Friedman
Published February 10, 2021

‘The ways of Torah are peaceful’: Why football presents a dilemma for American Jews

Gabe Friedman
Published February 6, 2021
Naian González Norvind, left, and Christian Vázquez in "Leona." (Diana Garay/Courtesy of Fosforescente/Menemsha Films)

Indie drama ‘Leona’ uses a forbidden romance to critique Mexico City’s Orthodox community

Gabe Friedman
Published February 5, 2021

Indie drama ‘Leona’ uses a forbidden romance to critique Mexico City’s Orthodox community

Gabe Friedman
Published February 5, 2021

Tiffany Haddish, Nick Cannon and Mayim Bialik among 170 to sign statement launching Black-Jewish Entertainment Alliance

Gabe Friedman
Published February 4, 2021

Listen: Israel’s 2021 Eurovision song entry, by Ethiopian-Israeli pop star Eden Alene

Gabe Friedman
Published February 4, 2021

Washington Wizards launch Hebrew Instagram for Israeli fans of Deni Avdija

Gabe Friedman
Published February 2, 2021
Facebook draws left-wing ire after employee says the site could police the term ‘Zionists’

Facebook draws left-wing ire after employee says the site could police the term ‘Zionists’

Gabe Friedman
Published February 1, 2021

‘Saved By the Bell’ star Dustin Diamond dies at 44

Gabe Friedman
Published February 1, 2021

Bomb explodes outside of Israeli embassy in India but injures none

Gabe Friedman
Published January 29, 2021

The Jewish angles to the GameStop stock saga, explained

Gabe Friedman
Published January 28, 2021

Bernie Sanders mitten merchandise raises $1.8 million for Vermont charities

Gabe Friedman
Published January 28, 2021
Andy Cohen in an episode of PBS' "Finding Your Roots." (Screen shot)

Journalist Nina Totenberg, St. Louis native Andy Cohen dig into family history on ‘Finding Your Roots’

Gabe Friedman
Published January 25, 2021

In Israel, teenagers can now get the COVID-19 vaccine

Gabe Friedman
Published January 24, 2021

Bernie Sanders had his most viral week ever

Gabe Friedman
Published January 22, 2021
Arrives at the 2013 Billabong XXL Big Wave Awards at The Grove on May 3, 2013 in Anaheim, California.

Hawaiian-Jewish surfer Makua Rothman may have ridden the largest wave of all time

Gabe Friedman
Published January 22, 2021
Sen. Chuck Schumer speaks at the AIPAC conference in Washington, D.C., March 25, 2019. (AIPAC)

Chuck Schumer is now the highest-ranking elected Jewish official ever. He wants to make more history.

Gabe Friedman
Published January 21, 2021

Watch: Jon Ossoff is sworn into Senate seat holding historic book of Hebrew scripture

Gabe Friedman
Published January 20, 2021
Ella Emhoff, left, with Kamala Harris’ niece Meena Harris before the inauguration, Jan. 20, 2021. (Meena Harris/Instagram)

3 Jewish fashion statements from the inauguration: Bernie’s mittens, Batsheva, Lady Gaga’s dove

Gabe Friedman
Published January 20, 2021

Joe Biden has a lot planned for Day One — including on these 2 issues that have galvanized Jewish voters

Gabe Friedman
Published January 19, 2021
Marcella White Campbell is executive director of the Be'chol Leshon organization. (Be'chol Leshon) 

For the first time, a Jew of color will lead pathbreaking diversity group Be’chol Lashon

Gabe Friedman
Published January 18, 2021

Sylvain Sylvain, Jewish guitarist for the influential band New York Dolls, has died at 69

Gabe Friedman
Published January 16, 2021

David Cicilline: What to know about the Jewish lawmaker leading the Trump impeachment charge

Gabe Friedman
Published January 13, 2021

Israel will OK over 800 new settlement homes during the week of Biden’s inauguration

Gabe Friedman
Published January 11, 2021

Zach Braff says he’d like to play Jon Ossoff on ‘SNL’

Gabe Friedman
Published January 7, 2021
Screen capture from video of Holocaust survivor and educator Toby Levy. (YouTube) 

Holocaust survivor pens moving NY Times op-ed about how COVID is ‘stealing’ her last years

Gabe Friedman
Published January 5, 2021

Georgia’s Senate runoffs: All the Jewish drama from a charged campaign

Gabe Friedman
Published January 4, 2021

Joan Micklin Silver, who directed the classic Jewish films ‘Crossing Delancey’ and ‘Hester Street,’ dies at 85

Gabe Friedman
Published January 3, 2021

Larry King is hospitalized with COVID

Gabe Friedman
Published January 3, 2021

Israel has vaccinated over 10 times more of its population than the US

Gabe Friedman
Published December 31, 2020

10 heartwarming Jewish stories from 2020, a year to otherwise forget

Gabe Friedman
Published December 24, 2020

‘Cleopatra was Macedonian’: Gal Gadot responds to critics who say she shouldn’t play the Egyptian queen

Gabe Friedman
Published December 23, 2020

Amar’e Stoudemire shares his Jewish journey, from young scholar to aspiring ‘prophet’

Gabe Friedman
Published December 23, 2020

Israel will have new election in March after parliament officially dissolves

Gabe Friedman
Published December 22, 2020

After key deadline passes, Israel on verge of 4th elections in 2 years

Gabe Friedman
Published December 21, 2020
Gal Gadot had some Jewish food fun with Jimmy Fallon on his late night show, Dec. 14, 2020. (Screen shot from YouTube)

Gal Gadot gets Jimmy Fallon to try gefilte fish for the first time

Gabe Friedman
Published December 21, 2020

Palestinians urge Biden and Israel to return to the negotiating table

Gabe Friedman
Published December 20, 2020

Jack Steinberger, pioneering Jewish physicist and Nobel Prize winner, dies at 99

Gabe Friedman
Published December 17, 2020

Over 50,000 Israelis have already visited the UAE since peace deal signing

Gabe Friedman
Published December 17, 2020

Dave Grohl, the Foo Fighters singer, is pumping out entertaining covers of songs by Jewish artists for Hanukkah

Gabe Friedman
Published December 14, 2020

Israeli gymnast wins gold at European championships in category dominated by former Soviet countries

Gabe Friedman
Published November 30, 2020

Jared Bernstein is ‘verklempt’ to join Biden’s council of economic advisers

Gabe Friedman
Published November 30, 2020

Where Biden’s Secretary of State choice Tony Blinken stands on Jewish issues, from immigration to Israel

Gabe Friedman
Published November 23, 2020

In Israel, Pompeo makes historic moves, including first visit to West Bank settlement for a secretary of state

Gabe Friedman
Published November 19, 2020
"Every year there are new documentaries," said “Valley of Tears” co-creator Amit Cohen. "But nothing has the same visceral effect that this show has." (Courtesy of HBO Max) 

HBO series ‘Valley of Tears’ reopens wounds of the Yom Kippur War

Gabe Friedman
Published November 13, 2020

Netanyahu says he will not treat Democrat Biden any differently from how he treated Trump

Gabe Friedman
Published November 10, 2020

Israel demolishes West Bank village on US election day, displacing 73 people

Gabe Friedman
Published November 5, 2020

Marjorie Taylor Greene becomes Congress’ first adherent of the anti-Semitic QAnon theory

Gabe Friedman
Published November 3, 2020

We’re watching these races on Election Day. Tune in here for results.

Gabe Friedman
Published November 2, 2020
Shira Haas and Yoav Rotman in "Esau." (Courtesy of GVN Releasing and AEC/Distribution Solutions) 

In trailer for ‘Esau,’ Shira Haas and Harvey Keitel star in Israeli film based on Meir Shalev novel

Gabe Friedman
Published October 28, 2020

Holocaust survivors are angry that a far-right politician has been nominated to lead Yad Vashem

Gabe Friedman
Published October 27, 2020

An anti-Semitic cake, a Holocaust survivor and a whole lot of Hebrew: All the Jewish moments in ‘Borat 2’

Gabe Friedman
Published October 25, 2020
Sacha Baron Cohen as Borat Sagdiyev on "Jimmy Kimmel Live," Oct. 19, 2020. (Screen shot from YouTube) 

As Borat, Sacha Baron Cohen mocks coronavirus anti-Semitism conspiracy theories on Jimmy Kimmel

Gabe Friedman
Published October 20, 2020

Israel begins to lift lockdown restrictions as tensions over enforcement mount

Gabe Friedman
Published October 16, 2020

Israel and Lebanon are negotiating a non-security issue for the first time in 30 years

Gabe Friedman
Published October 15, 2020

Decades before Gal Gadot, Elizabeth Taylor fell into controversy playing Cleopatra as a Jewish actress

Gabe Friedman
Published October 12, 2020

Jewish poet Louise Gluck wins Nobel Prize in Literature

Gabe Friedman
Published October 8, 2020
‘Avoidance is no longer an option’: This Yom Kippur, rabbis across the country focused their sermons on racial injustice

‘Avoidance is no longer an option’: This Yom Kippur, rabbis across the country focused their sermons on racial injustice

Gabe Friedman
Published September 29, 2020

In Netflix’s ‘Away,’ Ato Essandoh is an African-British-Jewish astronaut. It’s not his first Jewish starring role.

Gabe Friedman
Published September 10, 2020

BBC journalist sets up Twitter account saying Israel is ‘racist’ and ‘white supremacist’

Gabe Friedman
Published September 2, 2020

3 House races, 6 Jewish candidates: What we’re watching in the Massachusetts primaries today

Gabe Friedman
Published September 1, 2020

Kamala Harris’ Yiddish nickname shows how close she is with her Jewish family

Gabe Friedman
Published August 13, 2020

Ilhan Omar easily fends off primary challenger who billed himself as a friend of Israel

Gabe Friedman
Published August 12, 2020

Kamala Harris is Joe Biden’s VP pick — here’s what Jewish voters should know

Gabe Friedman
Published August 11, 2020
Helped by coronavirus crisis, Wix becomes Israel’s second-highest valued company

Helped by coronavirus crisis, Wix becomes Israel’s second-highest valued company

Gabe Friedman
Published August 10, 2020
Cody Decker playing for Team Israel in a 2016 World Baseball Classic qualifier game at MCU Park in Brooklyn, N.Y., Sept. 23, 2016. 

Former Major League player Cody Decker says anti-Semitism is ‘rampant’ in pro baseball

Gabe Friedman
Published August 10, 2020

‘Dirty Dancing’ sequel starring Jennifer Grey announced

Gabe Friedman
Published August 7, 2020
Matthew Healy of The 1975 performs in San Francisco, April 22, 2019. 

Niall Horan, the 1975 and more British pop stars condemn anti-Semitism after rapper Wiley’s tweets

Gabe Friedman
Published August 3, 2020

Seth Rogen says Israel ‘doesn’t make sense’ and opens up about his Jewish identity in interview with Marc Maron

Gabe Friedman
Published July 28, 2020

UK rapper Wiley goes on anti-Semitic Twitter rant, gets dropped by Jewish manager

Gabe Friedman
Published July 25, 2020
Marina Yudborovsky is the new CEO of the Genesis Philanthropy Group. (Bob Cummins) 

Genesis Philanthropy Group names 39-year-old woman as new CEO

Gabe Friedman
Published July 23, 2020
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