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Dustin Hoffman and Candice Bergen are starring in Mayim Bialik’s first film

November 07, 2019

(JTA) — Dustin Hoffman and Candice Bergen are starring in a film to be written and directed by Mayim Bialik.

Actors Olivia Thirlby and Simon Helberg, who appeared in the television series “The Big Bang Theory” together with Bialik, are...

Chef Michael Solomonov is helping to build a culinary school in Israel

November 07, 2019

NEW YORK (JTA) — Michael Solomonov, the award-winning Philadelphia restaurateur who was the first Israeli-born recipient of a James Beard Award, has joined the advisory council of an Israeli culinary school set to open in 2021.

Solomonov announced he was...

You can buy Marilyn Monroe’s menorah for $150,000

November 01, 2019

(JTA) — For $150,000, you can light a literal candle in the wind — or eight — on a menorah owned by Marilyn Monroe.

The bombshell film icon’s menorah will go up for auction by Kestenbaum & Co. on Nov....

Robert Evans, storied producer of ‘Godfather’ and ‘Chinatown,’ dies at 89

October 30, 2019

(JTA) — Robert Evans, the Hollywood producer behind a string of classic films who fell prey to — and then recovered from — a cocaine addiction, has died at 89.

Evans, born Robert Shapera in Manhattan in 1930, was a...

Zubin Mehta conducts Israel Philharmonic Orchestra for final time as music director

October 23, 2019

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Conductor Zubin Mehta conducted the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra for the final time as its musical director.

Mehta, 83, performed with the Orchestra on Sunday evening in Tel Aviv and was honored with an extended standing ovation. Members...

Gal Gadot to star in film about Polish heroine Irena Sendler, who saved 2,500 Jewish children from the Nazis

October 13, 2019

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israeli actress Gal Gadot will star as Polish heroine Irena Sendler, who saved 2,500 Jewish children from the Nazis, in a film produced by the actress and her husband.

Gadot and her husband Yaron Varsano have formed...

Jodi Kantor on what’s changed since her Weinstein story unleashed a wave of #MeToo

October 10, 2019

By EMILY BURACK

NEW YORK (JTA) — When New York Times journalists Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey broke the Harvey Weinstein story on Oct, 5, 2017, it started a #MeToo revolution: Women began sharing personal experiences of the sexual harassment...

Demi Lovato apologizes to fans offended by her Israel visit

October 03, 2019

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Demi Lovato had gushed about her “magical” visit to Israel, saying she felt a “sense of spirituality” there.

Now the 27-year-old pop star and actress is apologizing to those who may have been offended by her trip.

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Molly Yeh’s Apple Cider Brisket: A treat for brunch, too

September 27, 2019

By MOLLY YEH

This slow-cooked brisket is featured on season 4 of Molly Yeh’s Food Network show “Girl Meets Farm,” which captures her life on a sugar beet farm. Flavored with apple cider and maple syrup, it embraces Rosh Hashanah...

‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ star recalls Holocaust survivor grandmother at Emmys

September 23, 2019

(JTA) — Alex Borstein of “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” recalled her Holocaust survivor grandmother’s courage in defying the Nazis at the Emmy Awards.

Borstein, who won the best supporting actress award for her portrayal of Midge Maisel’s manager Susie Myerson,...