In ‘The Cakemaker,’ a gay lover and straight woman long for the same man
The indie Israeli film is making waves worldwide and coming to America.
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Home cooking classes where Israel and Jewish culture are always on the menu
By Alix WallAt Mevashlim B’Ivrit, or “Cooking Up in Hebrew,” people come together to cook, eat and schmooze. And then eat a little more.
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Film producer, TV’s Superman honored by Holocaust remembrance group
Jack Garfein, who lived through 11 concentration camps before joining the Actors Studio, recalled his shock at U.S. racial segregation after leaving war-torn Europe.
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Roseanne Barr sitcom to get spinoff without her following racist tweets
John Goodman and the rest of the crew will star in a series that may reportedly be called "The Conners."
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Billionaire Roman Abramovich helps brings ill Israeli kids to the World Cup
“I’m having the time of my life,” a nine-year-old with cerebral palsy told CNN.
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Miami’s most Jewish neighborhood is home to an ‘aggressively’ un-kosher deli — and locals don’t know what to think
Some in the neighborhood resent Josh Marcus, who serves dishes like lobster Jewchachos and Jewban meat and cheese sandwiches.
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In ‘The Catcher Was a Spy,’ Paul Rudd is a Jewish baseball player turned Nazi hunter
Moe Berg played professional baseball for 15 years before working for the CIA's predecessor, participating in crucial World War II missions.
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‘Maktub,’ an Israeli comedy about low-level gangsters, makes it to Netflix
The film's writers and co-stars are veterans of the Israeli TV scene looking to make a splash in the U.S.
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In Tel Aviv’s African neighborhood, a clash of openness and suspicion
By Ben SalesThe neighborhood in the city's south has African asylum seekers, Asian guest workers and working-class Israelis living in close and sometimes tense proximity.
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How a multiracial Orthodox rabbi is using his background to create a unique community in Brooklyn
Rabbi Isaiah Rothstein said he was singled out as a Jew of color in the Orthodox community in Monsey, New York.
