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Kerry says Israelis, Palestinians must make tough decisions
Israeli and Palestinian leaders must decide soon on whether to revive long-dormant peace negotiations to end their decades-old conflict, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday.
Industry is best bet for peace, Israeli billionaire says
On a new industrial park in Israel's largest Arab town, a software plant belonging to a multibillion-dollar U.S.-listed firm sits cheek-by-jowl with two small Arab-owned businesses: a metal factory and one producing tools for brain surgery.
Adelsons donate $40 million to Birthright
Casino tycoon Sheldon Adelson and his wife, Miriam, donated $40 million to the Birthright Israel Foundation.
- HOLLYWOOD
Billy Crystal to star in Larry Charles’ FX series
Looks like FX is going to be injecting some humor into their lineup. Not a bad idea, we think, after many seasons of the awesome yet dark series “Justified” or…
Civility replaces violence in ‘Last White Night’
In June 1965, during the most violent days of the civil rights movement, 21-year-old Paul Saltzman drove from Toronto to Mississippi to become a freedom fighter with the Student Nonviolent…
Spielberg to produce ‘Halo’ television series, plus other news from the Xbox One announcement
Microsoft Corp gave the world a first look at its new Xbox One on Tuesday, announcing that its first gaming console in eight years will come with exclusive video and…
- LIFE & CULTURE
A talent agent turns yogurt maven
Amy Salko Robertson — producer of such films as “The Oh in Ohio,” “Lab Rats” and “When Do We Eat?” a comedy set at a Passover seder —realized that she…
Maccabi Tel Aviv back on top but coach future uncertain
Champions Maccabi Tel Aviv have reasserted their dominance of Israeli soccer but media reports on Tuesday suggested they might have to continue their revival without coach Oscar Garcia.
Angelina’s breast cancer victory isn’t for celebrities only
Actress Angelina Jolie just announced that she underwent a preventive double mastectomy after learning that she was genetically predisposed to cancer. Her disclosure was a powerful show of solidarity with…
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Propaganda lies in a disguise
Muhammad al-Durrah, the little boy who became the symbol of the Al-Aqsa Intifada, is returning to the headlines after a decade. A photo of him, crying, leaning against a wall…
Male Eating Disorders: A Real Thing
Recently, People Magazine came out with an article about Ashley Hamilton talking openly about his struggles with an eating disorder. I applaud Ashley for coming out about having an eating…
Religion at the End of The Big C
Last night, Showtime’s The Big C aired its final episode. After three seasons of half-hour installments, this comedy returned for a shortened final season consisting of four hour-long episodes. Subtitled…
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Billy Crystal to star in Larry Charles’ FX series
Looks like FX is going to be injecting some humor into their lineup. Not a bad idea, we think, after many seasons of the awesome yet dark series “Justified” or “Sons of Anarchy.”
Mel Brooks’ top 10 Jewy Jewish scenes [VIDEO]
Monday night marks the national premier broadcast of the American Masters installment on Mel Brooks. To mark the occasion, we’ve put together a collection of Brooks’ best Jewish clips.
Stage Time with Steven Alan Green needs your attention now
Handy Man
The Odd Appearance of Jewish Superman
One Israeli Creation for the Weekend
Rock The Torah [VIDEO]
One Israeli Creation for the Weekend
Mar. 2-8
One-third of the legendary Peter, Paul & Mary, the folk icon and political activist has reinvented himself by authoring children’s books that draw on egalitarian themes.
This week from Israel
Paul Rudd Q & A: ‘This is 40’
This week from Israel
Judd Apatow mines midlife angst for ‘This Is 40’ [BONUS TRAILER]
When Reiner met Moses
Sept. 21-27
Marc Maron’s refreshingly honest — not to mention popular — podcast features one-on-one interviews with some of the biggest names in entertainment. Tonight, the stand-up comedian hosts “WTF With Marc Maron” before a live audience as part of Riot: L.A.’s Alternative Comedy Festival. Sat. 8 p.m. $20. Downtown Independent Theater, 251 S. Main St., downtown. (312) 730-4000. riotla.com.
To Kaplan brothers, ‘Silence’ is golden
Stage dramedy tackles interfaith marriage taboo
If you take Israel out of the equation, there’s little in the Jewish world that gets people as riled up as the idea of intermarriage.
Old Jews Telling Jokes: Arleen Roberts, “Garden of Eden” [VIDEO]
Sarah Silverman's 'Indecent Proposal' and what that means for modern politics
By the time you read this, you probably will have watched Sarah Silverman in her underwear, demonstrating a lesbian sex act with her dog. Because that’s the way politics works these days.
Seth Rogen waltzes to a dramatic beat in new movie [Q & A]
He's better known for big studio comedies like "Superbad" and "Pineapple Express", but Seth Rogen strays from his beaten path when he stars in the low-budget comedy-drama "Take This Waltz."
June 2-8, 2012
L.A. photographer and filmmaker Sharon Lockhart’s new exhibition at LACMA focuses on the late Israeli dance composer and textile artist Noa Eshkol, who co-created the groundbreaking Eshkol-Wachman Movement Notation system in the 1950s and developed a dance system based on its use of symbols and numbers to define the movement of any limb around its joint.
Old Jews Telling Jokes: Harvey Weiner, “Sex Proposition” [VIDEO]
Dennis Spiegelman, “I Should Live to be a Hundred” [VIDEO]
Jack Brandman, “Two Jews Meet at a Pirate Convention” [VIDEO]
Friends with Baby Boomers
Jason Segel on the universe—and ‘The Five Year Engagement’
‘American Reunion’ scribes on A Very Harold & Kumar Passover
Segel’s starry-eyed man-child amuses and moves us
Jonah Hill hosts ‘SNL’
‘Matisyahu’s Beard Finds New Host’—and other Purim fun
2012 Oscars: Sacha Baron Cohen vs. Ryan Seacrest [VIDEO]
Jewish NBA player “Completely not jealous” of Jeremy Lin
Jeremy Lin’s NBA debut, in which he scored more points in his initial five games than any other new player, resulted in a fan frenzy that Charlotte Bobcats third-string small forward Elon Steinman “totally gets.”
This is George Carlin
My Pastrami Mama: The complete first season
I'm drunk with excitement over Mel Gibson's Maccabee movie
Chanukah has come and gone, and Jewish parents everywhere can breathe a sigh of relief. It’s comforting to know that 5772/2011 will likely be the last year that we have to tell our kids the story of the Maccabees without the help of Mel Gibson. Last September, in an announcement that honored its four founding siblings — Hirsch, Aaron, Jacob and Szmul Wonskolaser — Warner Bros. proclaimed that it would finance Gibson’s next project: “The Judah Maccabee Story”! Gibson, who famously quipped (during a 2006 DUI incident), “The Jews are responsible for all the wars in the world,” apparently less-famously followed that with, “and I want to make movies out of all of them.”
Jonah Hill: ‘Moneyball’s’ super-talented, super-nice Jewish boy [VIDEO]
LMFAO - Sexy and I Know It (Parody) “Gassy and I’m Bloated” by Smooth-E
The Cinderella stories of Aline Brosh McKenna
Give Jews a holiday, we’ll find a way to ruin it with a disgusting food [VIDEO]
Happy Jewish New Year! [VIDEO]
For more Gold, check out his video from the Montreal Comedy Festival.
Adam Sandler proposes wife swap with Tom Cruise
Seth Rogen won’t do your bar mitzvah
Jewish Canadian actor Seth Rogen sat down recently with the South African Times and shared some personal facts about himself and what he has learned over the years.
Two Jews on Film: ‘Tower Heist’ review
GifelteBitch
Two Jews on Film: ‘The Big Year’ Review,
Comedy, seriously
Can comedy save a life?
The New Yorker’s Bruce Eric Kaplan on His New Book and Judd Apatow TV Series
Talking with Dan Fogelman of “Crazy, Stupid, Love” [VIDEO]
Contrary to type, Larry David’s not at all neurotic
Three adjectives are often used to describe Larry David, the star and creator of "Curb Your Enthusiasm," which recently premiered its eighth season after two excruciating Curb-less years.
Two Jews on Film: Horrible Bosses-Movie Review
Obvious vs. the-Not-So-Obvious!
Yom HaAtzmaut special: California on Hebrew [VIDEO]
KassemJEW is on the streets of Westwood to talk to Angelenos about Israel Independence Day. Happy Yom Ha'Atzmaut!
Ten Things I Hate About Commandments [VIDEO]
Ten Commandments Passover spoof video
The Colbert Report’s Government Shutdown Menorah [VIDEO]
My evening at the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences honoring “Hot in Cleveland”
California on Purim [VIDEO]
KassemJEW on the streets for Purim. What do you know about Purim?
Mendy Pellin’s unorthodox humor [VIDEO]
News anchor Mendy Pellin has gone where no Jewish journalist has ever gone before.
Very random thoughts…
Chelm Awards reveal the quirkier side of Israel
The Turkish flotilla to Gaza? Disagreement over a settlement freeze? Severe drought? Wildfire on the Carmel?
LIVE VIDEO: ‘Weeds’ Creator Talks with JewishJournal.com’s Danielle Berrin [2pm]
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