A story about Palestinians won Israel’s highest film honor. Its stars skipped the award show in protest.
by Shira Hanau (JTA) — The award for best feature film at Israel’s Ophir Awards, the country’s top film honour and its automatic nominee for…
Arts
Art and Scroll Studio: Presenting Season Two!
By Shelley Werner (AJNews) – On Wednesday October 6, 2021, at 7 pm MDT on zoom, the second season of Art and Scroll Studio will…
Edmonton Beit Midrash to host dialog on anti-Semitism and racism
By Regan Treewater-Lipes (AJNews) – As Jeremiah Levine watched the horrors of the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre unfold on television, and then widespread racial upheaval in…
Whistle, Gotham City’s latest superhero, is Jewish. It’s a full-circle moment for the comics industry.
by Julian Voloj (JTA) — It turns out that Batman’s hometown of Gotham City has a historically Jewish neighborhood, complete with a synagogue. And for…
Emmys 2021: ‘Ted Lasso’ star, ‘Queen’s Gambit’ director make up few Jewish wins
by Gabe Friedman (JTA) — It was a tale of two speeches: One Jewish actor delighted with his acceptance speech, while a Jewish director earned…