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Shalit visits ‘Homeland,’ ‘Girls’ creator answers critics, Stern’s got ‘Talent’

By JTA Staff · May 15, 2012

Less than two weeks since Adam Yauch passed away, the remaining Beastie Boys Adam Horovitz and Michael Diamond are dealing with another blow -- a lawsuit. Read more »

Refaeli tops ‘hot list,’ Peres congratulates Zuckerberg, Stern’s nice judging

By JTA Staff · May 22, 2012

Maxim magazine published its annual "Maxim Hot 100," which features the readers’ and editors’ picks of the most attractive women in the world -- and Jews took two of the top three slots. Read more »

Salute to 12 Jewish moms for Mother’s Day 2012

By Uriel Heilman · May 8, 2012

What do Golda Meir, Natalie Portman and Aviva Shalit have in common? They're all on JTA's Top Jewish Moms list. Read more »

Polanski to make film on Dreyfus Affair

May 10, 2012

Roman Polanski’s next film will be a political thriller based on the Dreyfus Affair. Read more »

Photos and Videos

Aaron Sorkin, pictured here speaking at the Oxford Union in 2009, was nominated for a best screenplay Golden Globe for "Moneyball." (via Wikipedia) Matisyahu performing for the first time since shaving his trademark beard, at the Boulder Theater in Colorado, Dec. 15, 2011. (Dvora Meyers) Teens join the newly shorn Matisyahu on stage at the Boulder Theater in Colorado, Dec. 15, 2011. (Dvora Meyers) Mayim Bialik will be hosting a fundraiser for Rabbis for Human Rights of North America honoring clergy members who have stood out for their devotion to justice. (Denise Herrick Borchert) Jenni Wolfson in "Rash" talks about her childhood in Scotland and work for the United Nations in Rwanda. (Melbourne Sibblies) Jenni Wolfson performing in her one-woman show, "Rash." ( Melbourne Sibblies) Polish Jewish priest Romuald Jakub Weksler-Waszkinel is shown in a scene from "Torn" in front of the Western Wall. (Courtesy of Other Israel Film Festival) In a scene from "77 Steps," Ibtisam Mara'ana and Yonatan Ben-Dor in the Tel Aviv neighborhood where they met. (Courtesy of Other Israel Film Festival)

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  • Aaron Sorkin, pictured here speaking at the Oxford Union in 2009, was nominated for a best screenplay Golden Globe for "Moneyball."
  • Matisyahu performing for the first time since shaving his trademark beard, at the Boulder Theater in Colorado, Dec. 15, 2011.
  • Teens join the newly shorn Matisyahu on stage at the Boulder Theater in Colorado, Dec. 15, 2011.
  • Mayim Bialik will be hosting a fundraiser for Rabbis for Human Rights of North America honoring clergy members who have stood out for their devotion to justice.
  • Jenni Wolfson in "Rash" talks about her childhood in Scotland and work for the United Nations in Rwanda.
  • Jenni Wolfson performing in her one-woman show, "Rash."
  • Polish Jewish priest Romuald Jakub Weksler-Waszkinel is shown in a scene from "Torn" in front of the Western Wall.
  • In a scene from "77 Steps," Ibtisam Mara'ana and Yonatan Ben-Dor in the Tel Aviv neighborhood where they met.
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