Gal Gadot speaks Hebrew while hosting ‘SNL
(JTA) — Gal Gadot, making her debut as host of “Saturday Night Live,” spoke Hebrew, kissed cast member Kate McKinnon and portrayed a Bosnian woman going…
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Monty Hall, original host of ‘Let’s Make a Deal’ game show, dies at 96
(JTA) — Monty Hall, the friendly and engaging host of the long-running television game show “Let’s Make a Deal,” has died. Hall died of heart…
Josh Gad honors his Holocaust survivor grandparents with role in ‘Marshall’
By Curt Schleier (JTA) — Actor Josh Gad may be best known for voicing Olaf in the animated Disney hit “Frozen” and originating the role…
Mark Feuerstein dishes on his very Jewy new sitcom, ‘9JKL’
By Cindy Sher CHICAGO (JUF News via JTA) — A grown man moves into a New York apartment sandwiched between his meddlesome, boundary-less parents on one side…
Punk bands prove shofar isn’t just for the High Holidays
By Michael Croland (JTA) — Schmekel — a transgender Jewish punk band based in Brooklyn — opened its 2011 album with “I’m Sorry, It’s Yom…