New Year’s update from Calgary Chevra Kadisha
By Harold Lipton and Susan Dvorkin (AJNews) – As the warmth of the lovely summer days we have had comes to an end, it is…
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An Israeli comic book hero is appearing in a Marvel movie
by Jackie Hajdenberg (JTA) — In a move that is already thrilling some Jewish audiences and stirring controversy among other international fans and activists, Marvel…
Julia Garner and Brett Goldstein repeat as Jewish Emmy winners
by Andrew Lapin (JTA) – Julia Garner and Brett Goldstein were the big Jewish Emmy winners Monday night, as both actors took home statuettes on…
Broadway performer Rachel Zatcoff to kick off Edmonton UJA campaign: Sept. 18
by Tammy Vineberg, Jewish Federation of Edmonton (Edmonton) – The cast of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s production of Cinderella was performing on a Philadelphia stage when…
How 3 minutes of a home movie from 1938 turned into an acclaimed Holocaust documentary
by Stephen Silver (JTA) — In 2009, writer Glenn Kurtz was working on a novel about “someone who discovers an old piece of home movie…