Category: Entertainment

It started out as a roots trip, pure and simple. My late maternal grandmother, Elise Rachel Nachmias, daughter of Raphael Nachmias and Blanka Farhi, spent the first 22 years of her life in Bulgaria before being sent to Vienna to marry my grandfather, Czech-born Carl Arenz. In her later years, after a series of strokes […]

Rob Schwartz is quick to point out that nobody was actively dying when his father, the beloved Brandeis sociology professor Morrie Schwartz, penned his advice-packed book, recently published as The Wisdom of Morrie. “This was his last book after a period in which he struggled with severe asthma attacks in his early seventies. ALS hadn’t […]

Bradley Cooper is facing criticism for his decision to wear a prosthetic nose in his portrayal of famed composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein in the upcoming film, Maestro. This biopic, with Cooper serving as co-writer, producer, and director, chronicles Bernstein’s life, especially his collaboration on West Side Story and his 25-year relationship with Felicia Montealegre. […]

A religious dating WhatsApp group named “Until we Meet” has ignited controversy by permitting members to upload profile photos, including full-body images, without accompanying text. This shift has led to heated debates among the group’s 500-strong membership. Criticism surfaced as one group member likened the new policy to a “religiously oriented Tinder-style approach.” In a […]

From “Schindler’s List” to “The Red Sea Diving Resort,” the non-Jewish, award-winning actor Ben Kingsley has starred in a number of Holocaust and other Jewish-themed movies. The recurring theme in his career wasn’t an accident, he said in a recent interview. Instead, he said, he picked the roles because his “vigorously antisemitic” grandmother motivated him […]

On this International Lefthanders Day, August 13th, we delve deep into the tapestry of history and popular culture, celebrating Jewish luminaries who wielded their left hands with unparalleled grace and impact. Dive in as we spotlight these unique trailblazers. Golda Meir – Israel’s first female Prime Minister and a beacon of leadership. Her resilience and […]

On Aug. 2, camp directors across the country — including at several prominent Jewish camps — received an email with stressful news. Just days out from their campers’ return home, the company hired to transport all of their belongings home had announced its sudden closure. “Despite our best efforts, including remortgaging my house to get […]

Since the birth of hip-hop 50 years ago, plenty of Jewish rappers have picked up a microphone and rocked a crowd. They’ve spit rhymes in English, Hebrew, Yiddish, and even Aramaic. Collectively, they’ve shattered stereotypes about what Jews look and sound like. But hip-hop is hypercompetitive, so the question must be asked: Who are the […]

When Makkabi Berlin takes the field on Sunday, the German soccer club founded by Holocaust survivors will make history. Makkabi will be the first Jewish club to compete in the German Cup, an annual season-long tournament featuring 64 of the country’s best teams — from the amateur level to the Bundesliga, Germany’s top league which features […]

A group of 29 adults with disabilities stood near a Cobra helicopter at Palmahim Airbase in Israel, mesmerized as Yuval Wagner recounted that fateful day in 1987 when the helicopter he was piloting abruptly crashed and left him paralyzed and his commander dead. Wagner also explained how his new life as a paralyzed man with […]