‘The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo’ is getting a star-studded Israeli adaptation Together with Oscar the Grouch’s cousin Moishe Oofnik, Elmo will help Israeli children listen to each other. By Noga Tarnopolsky August 19, 2022 2:11 pm
Yiddish-rapping, shtreimel-wearing Lea Kalisch says she doesn’t ‘run’ toward controversy Though the Swiss born actor-singer-dancer often performs in Yiddish, her latest song is about chasing her dreams in the Big Apple. August 19, 2022 12:01 pm
Amid outcry, Texas superintendent says Anne Frank adaptation will be back on shelves ‘very soon’ The 2018 graphic reimagining of the famous Holocaust diary was caught up in a conservative-led push to remove “pornographic” material from the school. Jewish groups have been furious. August 18, 2022 5:37 pm
Fire destroys building at Grossinger’s Catskills resort, the inspiration for ‘Dirty Dancing’ By Julia Gergely August 18, 2022 4:33 pm
Jesse Eisenberg’s next film follows 2 cousins who explore their grandmother’s Holocaust story By Caleb Guedes-Reed August 18, 2022 2:45 pm
A teenage Jared Kushner is the villain in a new play about antisemitism By Lisa Keys August 17, 2022 3:15 pm
Johnny Depp, fresh off his defamation trial, is directing a film about Jewish Italian painter Modigliani By Andrew Lapin August 16, 2022 1:03 pm
Svika Pick, Eurovision-winning singer who coaxed Israel into the world of pop, dies at 72 By Ron Kampeas August 16, 2022 9:05 am
The director of Germany’s infamous Passion Play takes its antisemitic stereotypes by the horns By Toby Axelrod August 15, 2022 9:42 pm
‘My Unorthodox Life’ family wins $25,000 for anti-child marriage group on ‘Celebrity Family Feud’ By Philissa Cramer August 15, 2022 9:18 am