Category: Entertainment

Julianna Margulies has spoken out against the silence of Hollywood in the face of antisemitism amidst the Israel-Hamas conflict. The American actress, known for her roles in “The Good Wife” and “ER,” recently participated in the Variety Hollywood and Antisemitism summit, where she expressed her frustration at the lack of support from prominent Hollywood […]

The 21st edition of the Warsaw Jewish Film Festival opened on Monday with a sold-out Polish premiere of Golda at Polin Museum of the History of Polish Jews. The film, directed by Guy Nattiv, focuses on how prime minister Golda Meir, played by Helen Mirren, functioned during the 1973 Yom Kippur War. The award-winning […]

A video uploaded to TikTok last Wednesday presented images made by AI that showcases what the IDF’s ground invasion of Gaza would look like. The video was made by the user @ofir.ai, an Israeli TikToker who makes videos about artificial intelligence on the social media platform. The video starts with the caption in Hebrew: […]

Against the backdrop of the Gaza war, Yuval Dayan releases a new song titled “Keep Your Heart,” which she wrote and composed alongside Patrick Sebag, who produced the music. Dayan shared that the song was born out of a meeting with a bereaved mother who requested a song capturing the situation and the power […]

Isaiah had a good idea. The biblical book has the prophet suggesting that swords should be reassigned as plowshares and “spears [turned] into pruning hooks,” adding the hope that “nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war anymore.” That is a life-affirming concept that has been wholeheartedly embraced by […]

The Hamas attacks that claimed over 1,400 Jewish lives on Oct. 7 set off an intense period of global Jewish mourning. As Israel assembled troops for a possible ground invasion of Gaza, and missiles flew back and forth across the border, many Jews around the world struggled to contain their anxiety and sadness. For […]

(JTA) — As the NBA’s only Israeli player, Deni Avdija has had a lot on his mind as his home country navigates a war with Hamas. But as the new NBA season tips off on Tuesday, the 22-year-old is poised for his most impressive year yet on the court. On Monday, Avdija and the […]

The Israeli artistic community banded together over the weekend in a firm response letter denouncing a public condemnation of Israel led by major American and international art magazines on October 19. Key leading art and culture publications, among which are Artforum, e-flux, The Art Newspaper, and Hyperallergic, published in tandem last Thursday an open […]

(JTA) — Writers Guild of America West, a branch of the screenwriters union that is fresh off of a months-long strike, has come under fire from many of its members over its refusal to issue a statement about the Israel-Hamas war. After complaints about the lack of reaction, WGA West President Meredith Stiehm wrote […]

(JTA) — A strikingly long list of celebrities launched a campaign called #NoHostageLeftBehind on Monday, aimed at pressuring President Joe Biden to continue to work to secure the release of the more than 200 hostages taken captive by Hamas on October 7. Some of the dozens of stars involved include Amy Schumer, Adam Sandler, […]