Category: Entertainment

NEW YORK – The conventional perception of a gemach is a drab, dusty basement with equally drab and dusty clothes. However the Beautify Memories gemach in New Hyde Park, New York, stands that stereotype on its ear and has become a magnet not just to help those in need, but for fashionistas from all over […]

On one wall of the dining hall at the Indiana University Hillel sit 36 framed photographs of Jewish alumni who have made an impact in the sports industry, from athletes to executives. It’s the IU Jewish Sports Wall of Fame. One of those pictures is of Josh Rawitch, who has had a long career as […]

British and Ukrainian Embassies in Israel hosted a formal Eurovision Gala in celebration of the upcoming 2023 Eurovision Song Contest, which will be held in Liverpool, United Kingdom. The event was held on April 20, in partnership with El Al airlines and Israel’s delegation to Eurovision led by Noa Kirel, Israel’s biggest pop sensation. “All […]

Months after it was screened at the Sundance Film Festival and caused a stir, Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields debuted on Disney+. This documentary, as its name implies, deals with the story of Brooke Shields and as is typical of docu-biographical films, it consists of interviews with her and her associates as well as archival footage. […]

Passengers on an El Al flight from Paris broke into an impromptu sing-along of by songs written by poet and playwright Yehonatan Geffen on Thursday in tribute to the artist who passed away on Wednesday. The tribute was a spontaneous initiative by the passengers. Geffen laid to rest at Nahalal cemetery Geffen, who passed away […]

Half of Israelis think that it is not necessary to believe in God to be moral, according to a global survey conducted by PEW Research Center that was published on Thursday. On the other hand, an almost equal 47% disagree and say that belief in God is essential for morality. The split among Israel’s religions […]

In celebration of seventy-five years of Israel-American relations, a bi-partisan coalition has introduced the Prime Minister Golda Meir Commemorative Coin Act which will have the United States treasury mint a coin bearing the image of Israel’s first and only female prime minister, Golda Meir.  This mammoth task will require a two-thirds majority in both houses. […]

Itamar Moses was 10 years old when he watched “An American Tail” at his Jewish day school in California. He was struck by the 1986 film, an animated musical about a family of Russian-Jewish mice who immigrate to America. Even though he was surrounded by Jewish classmates and teachers, he had never seen a cartoon […]

(JTA) — Jonny Greenwood, the guitarist of the acclaimed band Radiohead and an Oscar-nominated composer, has made an album with Israeli rock musician Dudu Tassa. “Jarak Qaribak,” or “Your Neighbor is Your Friend” in Arabic, will be released through World Circuit records on June 9 and features artists from throughout the Middle East, including Palestinian […]

(JTA via J. The Jewish News of Northern California) — When the Sacramento Kings face the Golden State Warriors in the first round of the NBA playoffs starting this weekend, they will be led by their Lithuanian-American — and soon-to-be-Jewish — center, Domantas Sabonis. The 26-year-old All-Star is in the process of converting to Judaism, […]