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Oscar Isaac in talks to play Jewish superhero in Marvel/Disney+ ‘Moon Knight’ TV series

The Marvel comic series is about a rabbi’s son who leaves religion behind for a life of vigilante justice, including fighting anti-Semites.

By Philissa Cramer October 26, 2020 2:56 pm

An anti-Semitic cake, a Holocaust survivor and a whole lot of Hebrew: All the Jewish moments in ‘Borat 2’

Borat has kept up with in-vogue expressions of anti-Semitism since his first trip to the US in 2006.

October 25, 2020 8:00 am

For the first time ever, Stockholm has a Swedish-born rabbi

“It’s fun for people that it’s someone they can relate to,” said Rabbi Mattias Amster, who opened up about his journey and Jewish life in his native land.

October 23, 2020 11:34 am

Both sides of a commemorative 10 euro coin celebrating the 300th birthday of the Vilna Gaon in Lithuania. (Courtesy of the Bank of Lithuania)

Lithuania mints first euro coin with Hebrew letters

By Cnaan Liphshiz October 23, 2020 11:21 am

A tram featuring Star of David stickers pulls up to a halt in Cologne, Germany on Oct. 21, 2020. (Courtesy of Synagogue Community Cologne)

Tram in Cologne, Germany gets giant Star of David and ‘shalom’ stickers to celebrate 1,700 years of German Jewish life

By Cnaan Liphshiz October 23, 2020 11:10 am

Arab-Israeli travel blogger Nas Daily denies report that he is a tool of Israeli government propaganda

By Josefin Dolsten October 22, 2020 9:46 am

The global proportion of Jews living in Europe is as low as it was 1,000 years ago. And the future there doesn’t look bright.

By Cnaan Liphshiz October 21, 2020 6:59 pm

Reprisal of Simon Wiesenthal play streams online

By Tom Tugend October 21, 2020 12:18 pm

As Borat, Sacha Baron Cohen mocks coronavirus anti-Semitism conspiracy theories on Jimmy Kimmel

By Gabe Friedman October 20, 2020 1:13 pm

Holocaust survivor’s daughter wants her late mother’s interview out of ‘Borat’ sequel

By Cnaan Liphshiz October 16, 2020 4:35 pm

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