‘La La Land’ composer, Jewish actors take prizes at Golden Globes
LOS ANGELES (JTA) – Although many of the Jewish Golden Globes nominees went home empty handed, a few actors and filmmakers with Jewish ancestry —…
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New books for teens and pre-teens – great stories with lots of lessons
(EJNews) – Two new middle grades novels that are sure to interest and engage pre-teen and teen readers were launched recently by Fictive Press. The…
8 books for 8 nights of Hanukkah
By Victor Wishna (JTA) — Hanukkah is “late” this year (no disrespect to lunar-calendar literalists), which means winter will be well underway by the time…
Bob Dylan speech at Nobel: Never had time to ask myself if my songs were literature
(JTA) — Singer-songwriter Bob Dylan said in a speech read at the Nobel Prize awards presentation that he “never could have imagined” that he would…
Kirk Douglas, on his 100th birthday, looks back — and ahead
By Tom Tugend LOS ANGELES (JTA) – Kirk Douglas — actor, director, producer, author, philanthropist and Torah student — is celebrating his 100th birthday on Friday,…