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Oklahoma tornado: How you can help
Jewish groups are joining the effort to help those displaced by the tornado in suburban Oklahoma City.
A prayer for Oklahoma
Lord our God, we stood before You just a week ago to receive the Ten Statements of Your Torah. We stood, as though with our ancestors, and listened to the Torah reader chant descriptions of the smoking mountain, the thunderous…
Chabad center taking in Oklahomans displaced by deadly tornado
A Chabad center in Oklahoma City opened its building as a shelter for those displaced by a deadly tornado.
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Justin Timberlake and Coen brothers answer Jewish questions at Cannes
Using his preternatural smoothness, Justin Timberlake saved the Coen brothers from some serious awkwardness at a Cannes press conference for their folk singer film “Inside Llewyn Davis” on Sunday. “Jewish…
Sean Penn lobbies for Charedi man imprisoned in Bolivia
Actor Sean Penn urged a congressional hearing to pressure Bolivia to release a haredi Orthodox father of five under house arrest in the country.
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.
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Sarah Silverman sings about staying home in ‘Perfect Night’
For your listening pleasure, “Perfect Night,” in which Sarah Silverman recounts the benefits of skipping the club for the couch. Because this is a Silverman production you can expect references…
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.
7 Rules for Perfect Hummus
When was the last time you opened a tub of hummus and swooned? When was the last time a restaurant put a plate of hummus in front of you, and…
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State 194: A Documentary About Palestine
Opening this weekend at Laemmle’s Music Hall 3 is a very hot-button new documentary called State 194, which follows the recent history of Palestine. Many will approach this film with…
7 Rules for Perfect Hummus
When was the last time you opened a tub of hummus and swooned? When was the last time a restaurant put a plate of hummus in front of you, and…
What would my Israeli grandmother think?
When I hear about the latest events in Israel – the air strikes on weapons facilities in Syria, the flare-ups over women donning prayer shawls at the Western Wall –…
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Music moguls to artists: Don’t boycott Israel
[UPDATE] Gibson’s Maccabee film on hold; screenwriter calls Mel “Jew-hater,” Gibson responds
Appropriating Anne Frank
Breakfast with George Clooney
Hollywood celebrates ... Itself
Joan Rivers seeks OJM (Old Jewish Male)
Silly, silly Susan Sarandon: Who you callin’ Nazi?
Craving connection
Could Gibson be good for the Maccabees?
Odd Couple, Blessed Match
Natalie Portman names son ‘Alef’ according to Israeli media
Hollywood power player: The Nina Tassler Interview
Not Mel Gibson
Trying to determine the worst offender may seem a Sisyphean task considering the past year’s almost farcical uptick in anti-Semitic rants. It’s like separating your least favorite jelly beans from an overstuffed crate. But to their credit as artists, this bunch has at least provided Jew-hating vitriol so colorful and diverse, no one will get bored with the same bean (OK, Mel, you get to be the exception).
Katharine Hepburn: A Hollywood Matriarch
Remembering Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor, who died Wednesday at age 79, spent much of her life in the public eye – famous for her violet eyes and her jewelry – and she managed over the years to transition from child star, to legendary beauty, to Oscar-winning actress, to tabloid fodder for her passionate affairs, her tumultuous marriages and divorces, to philanthropist being among the first notable Hollywood personality to speak about AIDS and, as co-founder of AMFAR, one of the earliest AIDS research and support organizations – no small achievement.
Elizabeth Taylor: Tales from the Jewish Crypt [VIDEO]
Actress Elizabeth Taylor dies
Academy Award-winning actress Elizabeth Taylor, who maintained a support for Israel after converting to Judaism in the late 1950s, has died.
Charlie Sheen is crazy; is he an anti-Semite too?
Jews and Oscars: The Night’s Minyan [SLIDESHOW]
In the opening montage of Sunday’s Academy Award ceremony, hosts James Franco and Anne Hathaway played with a dreidel, which proved to be a good omen that a good night awaited Jewish talent.
Top ten moments from the 2011 Academy Awards
Waiting for Aaron Sorkin
I had this fantasy about Aaron Sorkin. It’s probably only natural that I should want to know him, because he is, after all, the most intelligent and sharp-witted writer working in Hollywood today. His prestige began with “A Few Good Men” (1992), surged with the “The West Wing,” which he created in 1999 and for which he wrote until 2003, and was cemented with “The Social Network,” which deftly showcases his extraordinary writing talent — although he’s also had a few flops — and his uncanny gift for cultural relevance.
Sid Ganis: The original Hollywood Jew
Famously a jack-of-all-trades to the movie business, Sid Ganis, 71, has held top posts at two major studios — Paramount and Columbia —worked side-by-side with George Lucas and independently produced hits such as “Big Daddy,” “Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo” and “Akeelah and the Bee.” Add to that a four-year stint as president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, where he currently serves as vice president, and it all equals — as they say in the biz — a Hollywood “heavyweight.”
Who you calling ruthless? ‘Social Network’ works wonders for Mark Zuckerberg’s image [VIDEO]
Raw, real, exposed: Anton Yelchin takes off in ‘Like Crazy’ [UPDATED + VIDEO]
Q & A with Howard Gordon
Running a television show is the sort of job that rarely leaves you with free-time on your hands, but during the writers' strike of 2007, “24” executive producer Howard Gordon suddenly found himself with just that – free time, and no scripts to write. So he decided to try his hand at a novel instead. Gordon's debut effort, an international thriller titled “Gideon's War,” hits shelves this month.
Holocaust era ignored by 2011 Oscar contenders
In the half century that this reporter has been writing about Hollywood, the Oscars and domestic and foreign films, not a year has gone by without prominent movies and documentaries focusing on the Holocaust, the Nazi era or World War II.
Natalie Portman to wed
Actress Natalie Portman, who is expecting her first child, announced she will marry the baby's father.
Lovitz on lying, the Talmud and ‘Casino Jack’
“I hate lying,” Jon Lovitz, the comedian, actor and comedy club owner said without a touch of humor in his voice. “I just can’t stand it. I don’t see the advantage of it. It makes me physically ill.”
Chasidic man suing Jimmy Kimmel
A Chasidic man from Brooklyn is suing talk show host Jimmy Kimmel.
Mel Gibson’s anti-Semitic remarks predate DUI tape, Winona Ryder says
Actor Mel Gibson made "anti-Semitic and homophobic" remarks long before he was caught on tape making those kind of comments, actress Winona Ryder said.
History of Hollywood Jews to show in Vienna
Werner Hanak-Lettner, a curator for the Jüdisches Museum Wien (the Jewish Museum Vienna) has lately been asking a lot of people the question, “Does Hollywood feel like a Jewish place?”
Golden Globes 2011: The Jewish nominees
Jesse Eisenberg and “The Social Network”
“Boardwalk Empire’s” Michael Stuhlbarg
Emmy Awards: Top Ten Jewish Moments
Top Ten Celebrity Moments: Chabad Telethon
The Filmmakers Behind “The Extra Man”
Paul Rudd on “Dinner for Schmucks”
The Scribes of “Dinner for Schmucks”
Ben Stiller’s Greenberg
William Hurt on producer Arthur Cohn
Oscar Watch: “The Hurt Locker’s” Mark Boal
Sundance Wrapup: A Shabbat Completed and A Film Unfinished
Live from Sundance: Joseph Gordon-Levitt With Tattoos
Live at Sundance: A Palestinian Woody Allen
Live at Sundance: The Fabulous Joan Rivers
Live at Sundance: Jesse Eisenberg as a Hasidic drug mule
Live at Sundance: A Douchbag and a Mensh
Live at Sundance: James Franco Howls
Day One at Sundance: Live From Park City
Adam Lambert: The Jewish Mother Interview
Top Crazy Basterd Moments from Tarantino’s “Inglourious Basterds”
Jeff Garlin Can’t Curb His Enthusiasm for the Farmers Market
Harry Potter and the “Half-Blood” Jews
Final Day at Sundance: The Israelis
Day Seven at Sundance: The Palestinians
Day Six at Sundance: Dating and Anti-Buzz
Day Five at Sundance: Jim Carrey Kisses Ewan McGregor
Day Four at Sundance: Hollywood Shabbat
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