On PBS’ ‘Finding Your Roots,’ Jewish actor Lizzy Caplan discovers her family’s unknown Holocaust story
by Jackie Hajdenberg (JTA) – Actor Lizzy Caplan always thought it was unusual she didn’t know of any relatives who were victims of the Holocaust….
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Judd Apatow grew up idolizing Mel Brooks. Now he’s telling Brooks’ story in an HBO documentary.
by Stephen Silver (JTA) – When Judd Apatow was growing up on Long Island, there was no debate about who ruled the comedy world. “Nobody…
IDF official says 71,000 killed in Gaza war, matching Gaza Health Ministry estimate
by Grace Gilson (JTA) — A senior Israel Defense Forces official told Israeli media outlets on Thursday that the military estimates a death toll in…
From the Sources by Eliezer Segal: We Are the Tree (?)
By Eliezer Segal (AJNews) – In discussions about Jewish attitudes toward nature, the most widely quoted biblical text is probably a passage in Deuteronomy that…
Reflecting on my summer in Israel
By Shayna Cairns (Edmonton) – This past summer, I had the opportunity to travel to Israel on the NCSY TJJ (The Jerusalem Journey) program, an…