Madonna’s bar mitzvah boy, Michele mourning boyfriend Monteith, Rivers’ disgruntled writers

July 17, 2013

By SIX DEGREES (No Bacon) STAFF

NEW YORK (6NoBacon.com) — Madonna reunited with her ex-husband and director Guy Ritchie to celebrate their son Rocco’s bar mitzvah on Saturday. The coming-of-age celebration took place at The Kabbalah Centre in New York...

Cohen’s High Holidays snafu, Silverstone’s nursing exchange, Stewart’s Mideast Skype

July 03, 2013

By SIX DEGREES (No Bacon) STAFF

NEW YORK (6NoBacon.com) — Surprised by the early arrival of the High Holidays this year? You’re in good company.

The iconic Jewish singer Leonard Cohen just rescheduled two dates on his UK tour after...

What ‘World War Z’ says about Israel

July 03, 2013

By JANA BANIN

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (JTA) — “World War Z” gives us the basics of a summer blockbuster — a star actor worth looking at (Brad Pitt) and a far-fetched action-packed plot (hero races to stop virus that is turning...

Silverman’s dad rips JAPs, Winehouse death theory, Drake rejected in Miami

June 26, 2013

By SIX DEGREES (No Bacon) STAFF

NEW YORK (6NoBacon.com) — Thanks to the cultural gem that is “Princesses: Long Island,” lately the term JAP — Jewish American Princess — has been bandied around with a vigor that hasn’t been seen...

Celebs celebrating Peres, Sting singing in Auschwitz town, Spielberg’s predictions

June 21, 2013

By SIX DEGREES NO BACON STAFF

NEW YORK (6NoBacon.com) — President Bill Clinton, Barbra Streisand, Sharon Stone, Robert De Niro — the big-time celebs were at the extravaganza in Israel celebrating President Shimon Peres‘ 90th birthday. Streisand arrived in Israel late last...

‘Hannah Arendt’ movie captures intensity of intellectual combat

June 11, 2013

By TOM TUGEND

LOS ANGELES (JTA) — Movie mavens may have to come up with a new genre to classify “Hannah Arendt,” the biopic of the German-Jewish philosopher.

New York Times critic A.O. Scott suggests it is an action film...

‘Princesses’ enters Bravo lineup

June 07, 2013

By JANA BANIN

(6NoBacon.com) — “Princesses: Long Island,” the new reality show on Bravo, appears to be as bad for the Jews as we had feared.

Like some other cultural gems on the network, such as the “Real Housewives” franchise and...

Amos Oz wins Kafka literary prize

May 29, 2013

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israeli author Amos Oz won the International Franz Kafka literary prize. The annual prize was announced Monday in the Czech Republic. It is chosen by an international jury and carries a $10,000 prize.

Oz will receive the...

Francesca Segal’s novel, ‘The Innocents,’ wins $100,000 Rohr prize

May 29, 2013

NEW YORK (JTA) — Francesca Segal’s debut novel, “The Innocents,” won the $100,000 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature in fiction.

The novel, which the U.K. Guardian described as “part ambiguous morality tale, part guidebook on north London Jewish community...

Streisand set to receive honorary doctorate from Hebrew U

May 21, 2013

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Barbra Streisand will receive an honorary doctorate from The Hebrew University in Jerusalem.

Streisand, the iconic Jewish-American singer and actress, will be presented with the degree at a ceremony on June 17 during the Hebrew University International...