Category: Entertainment

Momentum, formerly the Jewish Women’s Renaissance Project, has launched a year-long campaign to highlight the legacies of eight Jewish women as a way to celebrate Israel’s 75th anniversary.  The organization defines itself as a global movement that inspires Jewish women to connect with Israel and their Jewish values.  The campaign, launched on Israel’s Independence Day, […]

Barrier-smashing singer, actor and civil rights activist Harry Belafonte, who once boasted of being “the most popular Jew in America” because of his rendition of a Hebrew classic, died Tuesday at his longtime Upper West Side home. He was 96. The New York City native was the one of the first Black artists to achieve […]

Every day during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan and throughout the year, a group of Palestinian chefs gathers in a soup kitchen to prepare food for needy families in the West Bank city of Hebron. For more stories from The Media Line go to themedialine.org Hundreds of pounds of meat and poultry, as well […]

A new drama on Netflix centered on a haredi Orthodox family that runs a business in Antwerp’s famed diamond district hit the platform on Friday and is drawing comparisons to the hit Israeli series “Shtisel.” “Rough Diamonds,” a joint production from Israel’s Keshet International and Belgium’s De Mensen, follows the Wolfson family as it navigates […]

In a historic first, an all-female team of young Israeli mathematics students took home every medal possible at the European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad (EGMO) in Slovenia. These young Israeli math enthusiasts won the gold, silver, and bronze medals after competing against 214 contestants from 54 countries worldwide.  Not only was this an extraordinary achievement for […]

Acclaimed US filmmaker and Israeli resident Quentin Tarantino revealed why he doesn’t like sex scenes in his movies, and the reason is simpler than you’d think. “Sex is not part of my vision of cinema,” explained Tarantino, who turned 60 last month. “And the truth is that, in real life, it’s a pain to shoot […]

A new kosher boutique hotel has opened in Tel Aviv, just a block and a half from Trumpeldor Beach.  The MUSE has 35 rooms and was previously part of the neighboring Metropolitan Hotel (built in 1972), which is owned by the same group of private investors.  The hotel has been extensively renovated and embellished with […]

The scene is a rooftop bar/lounge/restaurant open all around with a stunning view of the city below and an expansive vista. A flamenco guitarist, percussionist and female singer are doing seductive bossa nova versions of songs like Van Morrison’s “Moondance” and Led Zeppelin’s “Whole Lotta Love” and patrons are whooping it up while downing cocktails […]

Situated along the Marmara Sea at the Bosporus Narrows – the 40-kilometer-long waterway that connects the Black Sea with the Mediterranean Sea – is the ancient city of Istanbul. The Bosporus does not separate Europe from Asia; Turks feel it actually joins them together, which perfectly sums up the mentality of positive affirmation for a […]

Israeli-born choreographer Hofesh Shechter, a former Batsheva dancer and aspiring musician, had settled in London. Within a few years, he formed his own dance company and launched a meteoric career of international scope. On this rare visit to Tel Aviv, his company performed a double bill labeled Double Murder, composed of two works; Clowns which […]