The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has chosen Woody Allen to receive the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the 2014 Golden Globe Awards. The honor is given every year to someone who has “made an incredible impact on the world of entertainment,” and Allen, 77, surely fits the bill. The prolific actor/writer/director has churned out over 45… More ▸
Mazel tov to Rosanna Arquette and her brand-new husband, investment banker Todd Morgan. The two were married Sunday in a private family ceremony in Malibu, a rep for the Jewish actress told Us Weekly. According to another source guests included Barbra Streisand. Arquette is best known for her roles in “Desperately Seeking Susan” and “Pulp… More ▸
Last week the folks over at BuzzFeed paid tribute to the surprisingly large group of attractive Jewish men in Hollywood. This week they’re back with a listy shout out to the ladies. Well, one of them, anyway. To the site’s credit, if you’re going to single out one awesome Jewish woman, Barbara Streisand is the… More ▸
Holland’s deputy premier condemned an anti-Semitic comment about Barbra Streisand made on Dutch television by a local singer. More ▸
Mazel Tov to Barbra Streisand, who today accepted the honorary degree of “Doctor Philosophiae Honoris Causa” in front of a packed auditorium at Hebrew University’s Mount Scopus campus, Tablet reports. Streisand’s speech included references to her acting career, her connection to Judaism, and a visit to Israel 30 years ago when she dedicated the Emanual… More ▸
Barbra Streisand will receive an honorary doctorate from The Hebrew University in Jerusalem. More ▸
Neil Diamond flies in from L.A. just to sing “Sweet Caroline” at Fenway in the first home game for the Red Sox after the marathon bombing, Adele and Barbra Streisand have become pals, and Mel Brooks will make his first tweet as the opening act for a comedy fest on the social network. More ▸
Looks like Adele has finally found someone like…Jew. Hehe. (Couldn’t resist–my apologies.) Anyway, according to The Sun, ever since meeting Barbara Streisand at the Oscars in February the two singing superstars have developed a nice little friendship. Adele stopped over for dinner before the awards ceremony, where Barbra Streisand’s personal health-oriented chef’s dishes left a… More ▸
Joan Rivers goes to bat for a gay Israeli couple who want to have a child, Jon Stewart is taking the summer off from his Comedy Central show to direct a film and Barbra Streisand will belt out a few numbers for Israeli President Shimon Peres’ 90th birthday bash. More ▸
Barbra Streisand will make her performing debut in Israel at the 90th birthday celebration for President Shimon Peres. More ▸
