David Bowie was into kabbalah and other Jewish facts about the late icon
By Gabe Friedman (JTA) — It was clear long before the Internet swelled with heartfelt tributes to David Bowie that the late musician was an artistic…
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The Jewish TV show you should be watching: ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’
By Linda Buchwald NEW YORK (JTA) — If the ratings for CW’s newest show, “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” are any indication, you probably aren’t watching it. If not,…
For ex-baseball players, Israel is a place to learn and teach
By Hillel Kuttler (JTA) – Out of baseball after four years playing in the minor leagues, Brent Powers, a Christian from Texas, took a tour…
Roman Polanski, 10 other Hollywood Jews open up about surviving Holocaust
By Gabe Friedman (JTA) — The Hollywood Reporter is commemorating the 70th anniversary of the end of the Holocaust with a feature on 11 survivors who went…
Two Holocaust-themed films make the Oscar cut
By Tom Tugend LOS ANGELES (JTA) — Two films about the Holocaust and its aftermath have made the cut to compete for best foreign-language film….