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….
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President Obama to appear on Jerry Seinfeld’s ‘Comedians in Cars’ show
(JTA) — President Barack Obama will appear on comedian Jerry Seinfeld’s “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee” web series. The episode, the first in the show’s…
Book Review: Holocaust Survivors in Canada
Reviewed by Deborah Shatz (EJNews) – The timing for the latest release from University of Manitoba Press entitled Holocaust Survivors in Canada; Exclusion, Inclusion, Transformation,…
JNF Canada Bike Mission provides an amazing view of Israel
by Deborah Shatz (EJNews) – On Sunday, November 1, 2015, members of the JNF Canada Bike Mission in Israel arrived at KKL-JNF’s Nachshon Forest Tree…
Itzhak Perlman named winner of 2016 Genesis Prize
By Ben Harris (JTA) — Itzhak Perlman, the Israeli-born violin virtuoso, was named the third winner of the Genesis Prize. Perlman was named the winner…