Arts and Entertainment
News about Jewish and Israeli films, television shows, theater and other celebrity news
“The wars of the future will be fought over water,” affirms director Micah Smith. “I hope films like this can make people aware and start thinking about solutions.”
Yes, that would be the same Mel Gibson shut out of Hollywood for a time because of hateful language against Jews.
Itay fell in combat in the Second Lebanon War while rescuing wounded soldiers. His mother produces art that infuses her son’s unique and shining personality.
It will endow courses, research and programs of the Berkeley Institute for Jewish Law and Israel Studies.
“The members of the entertainment industry who have signed this statement ... believe in building bridges through music and the arts as a means to achieving greater understanding and peace in the region,” said Ari Ingel, director of Creative Community for Peace.
Famous Jewish illustrators have included the late Stan Lee, Ezra Jack Keats and Rube Goldberg; currently, they include Roz Chast, Maira Kalman and Liana Finck.
Year after year—in fact, twice a year outside of Israel—we sing the songs of the Passover Haggadah. The same old, same old songs. But spicing up the seder singing doesn’t need to be a hopeless cause.
The course of action regarding the film festival was labeled as “unequivocally anti-Semitic,” according to the Madrid-based rights group ACOM, which took the city council to court.
The exhibition highlights the fact that designers are an active force who effectually fashion contemporary perceptions of health.
“Teaching Hebrew to Americans of all backgrounds is a sure way to show concretely the vibrancy and humanity of Israeli life and culture,” said Rabbi Andrew Ergas, chair of the board of the Council for Hebrew Language and Culture in North America.
Setting up shop in Israel’s north is the Beit Asher Food-Tech Quarter, a food startup and innovation center; and the Jewish National Fund International Institute of Culinary Arts.
Three Jewish grandmothers star in a new dating show, where they put their matchmaking skills to the test for eligible bachelors and bachelorettes.
