Category: Entertainment

Jewish fencer Eli Dershwitz made history Tuesday at the World Fencing Championships in Milan, Italy, where he became the first American man to win an individual title in sabre. The 27-year-old two-time Olympian and grandson of Holocaust survivors defeated No. 1-ranked Sandro Bazadze 15-6 in the sabre final. But Dershwitz’s semifinal victory was perhaps even […]

Award-winning Jewish actress, comedian, and writer Rachel Bloom, star and co-creator of the CW hit “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” will bring a one-woman musical comedy to an off-Broadway theater this fall for a four-week run. “Death, Let Me Do My Show,” written by and starring Bloom, will begin previews at the Lucille Lortel Theatre (121 Christopher St.) […]

It seems that one’s pulse can be restarted even in a centenarian. On Sunday morning, a 100-year-old woman suffered a sudden cardiac arrest in her home on Ilona Feher Street in Holon. Her caregiver came to check on her, and when she entered the woman’s room she found her lying on the floor unconscious, not […]

 The new “Barbie” movie starring Margot Robbie as the iconic doll ruled theaters over the weekend, hauling in an estimated $155 million to set the record for the biggest domestic opening of 2023, distributor Warner Bros. said on Sunday. Director Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer,” about the making of the atomic bomb, beat expectations with $80.5 million […]

‘It worked.” Those are the quiet words spoken in Oppenheimer after the Los Alamos trial of the atomic bomb, the whispery quality of the remark in dramatic contrast to one of the most momentous events of the 20th century. The entire movie turns on similar nuances. J. Robert Oppenheimer (Cillian Murphy) is called a hero […]

As a regular visitor to the Dead Sea for some much-needed sanity, rejuvenation, and relaxation from tempestuous daily life, the experience there over the years has been consistently enjoyable. While taking an overnight break at an Ein Bokek Dead Sea resort area hotel is never going to pass unnoticed in the monthly bank statement, anybody […]

What is a gallery? According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, it is a building devoted to the exhibition of works of art.  Accor, Europe’s largest hospitality company, has almost simultaneously launched two new hotels in Israel as part of its boutique MGallery Hotel Collection, each with its own original artistic design and unique story. Let’s start […]

Next month, the Negev will come alive with the Desert Nights-Negev Stars Festival.  Over 300 activities and attractions will be taking place from the Northern Negev to the Southern Arava, all at a subsidized cost of up to NIS 20. The event is hosted by the Negev Development Authority’s Tourism Department of the Negev, Galilee […]

(JTA) — The FIFA Women’s World Cup is underway, with 32 teams from around the globe competing in the quadrennial tournament, co-hosted this year by Australia and New Zealand. It has been an exciting year for Jews in men’s soccer: In the men’s World Cup in the winter, two Jewish players, goalkeeper Matt Turner and […]

Thomas Poretsky is six years away from being behind the wheel of a street-legal car and is too young to drive bumper cars at the State Fair. This is ironic as he stands in the shadow of Elko Speedway in a firesuit and holds his racing helmet, waiting to take his Bandolero race car onto […]