‘Parade’ and ‘Leopoldstadt’ each nab 6 Tony nominations

Shows about the Holocaust and a notorious American antisemitic incident picked up several Tony Award nominations Tuesday morning, as Broadway’s biggest honors made room for a sizable Jewish presence. Most notably, a revival of the 1998 musical “Parade,” starring Ben Platt as the early-20th-century Jewish lynching victim Leo Frank, scored six nominations, including best revival […]

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Meet the real-life rabbi in ‘Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret’

Rabbi Michael Wolk was nervous when he stepped foot onto his synagogue’s bimah in May 2021 — but not because his congregation was returning to in-person prayer after a pandemic pause. The jitters were because he was about to debut as an actor, in a role for which he hadn’t auditioned: as the rabbi in […]

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Met Gala in hot water for spotlighting controversial German designer

The star-studded Met Gala was held on Monday in New York City amid both glamor and controversy, with its theme revolving around the late fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld, who passed away in February 2019 at the age of 85.  The Met Gala is held annually on the first Monday in May and marks the opening […]

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Dee family hears mother’s heart in transplant recipient

The family of Lucy Dee who was murdered last month alongside her daughters by Palestinian terrorists in the West Bank met Tuesday with the recipients of organs she donated. Dee, 48, and her daughters Maia Dee, 20, and Rina Dee, 15, were shot dead while driving through the northern Jordan Valley on April 7. The […]

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‘A Small Light’ tells Anne Frank story of the woman who hid her

The short life of Anne Frank has inspired generations of filmmakers and television producers. The list of past productions range from “The Diary of Anne Frank” (1959), whose director George Stevens witnessed Nazi occupation as a US army officer, to the Academy Award-winning documentary “Anne Frank Remembered” — featuring the only known footage of Anne […]

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Disturbed’s David Draiman takes back his life

“I need it so badly, I can taste it… maybe more than I ever needed it in my life.” David Draiman, everyone’s favorite world-famous, American, heavy metal demi-god who happens to be a staunchly vocal defender of Israel, wasn’t talking about drugs or drink, but getting on stage as the frontman for his band, Disturbed. […]

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‘Gal Gadot is doing a great job as Wonder Woman’ – Ana de Armas

Actress Ana de Armas was asked in an interview with Wired about the rumor that she’ll play Wonder Woman after Gal Gadot. This came after it was reported that DC film division CEO James Gunn is rebuilding the brand’s cinematic universe and is expected to make changes in the casting. “Well, I feel like Gal […]

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How sharp are you? Find the five hidden hearts in this picture

Many optical illusions and riddles are published every day, with some tricking your vision and others revealing interesting details about your personality or testing your IQ. In the next puzzle, you have to find the five hearts that are scattered in several places in the picture. Look at the picture in front of you, it […]

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Germans will burp and other early reactions to Noa Kirel’s song

We are now in the last phase before the Eurovision and this Sunday, Noa Kirel and the members of the Israeli delegation will board a special El Al flight, which will take her unicorn song straight to Liverpool, where this year’s competition will take place. To make sure the stage is ready for the arrival […]

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Rabbi Pinto comes to Dubai: a new “Shuva Israel” Yeshiva

The Jewish community in Dubai is flourishing. Jews from all over the world – businessmen and tourists – are coming to the United Arab Emirates and are even making their homes there. Kosher restaurants have been opened as well as magnificent synagogues which are used by thousands of Jews throughout the year. Within the next […]

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