(JTA) — Speaking on late-night TV about her recent conversion to Judaism, stand-up comedian and actress Natasha Leggero said one of her new faith’s positive qualities is that “abortions are cool.”
Appearing last week on the TBS show “Conan” with...
(JTA) — On her first visit to Israel and its main gay pride parade, “Orange is the New Black” star Lea DeLaria said the Jewish state seems to have no unattractive women.
“There are apparently no ugly women in Israel,”...
In one of the most bizarre pairings made possible by social media, an unknown New Orleans singer became a celebrated star in Israel because of a connection her YouTube videos made with an Israeli musician and composer.
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The White House screened the documentary “Rosenwald,” about the Jewish philanthropist who worked with blacks to build schools throughout the South, to mark Jewish American Heritage Month.
Several dozen invitees attended the screening Monday of the documentary...
(JTA) — The main French Jewish umbrella group objected to the planned marketing of a film at the Cannes Film Festival that it said falsely blames German security forces for the deaths of most of the 11 Israeli Olympians held...
(JTA) — The son of Woody Allen and actress Mia Farrow said the director’s “powerful publicist” pressured reporters to drop investigations into his alleged sexual abuse of Dylan Farrow, his then 7-year-old daughter.
(JTA) — Afikomen hunts, a rambunctious pup and the catchy classic “Dayenu.” All are featured in a half-dozen new Passover books for children that will inform and entertain even the littlest kid — or a whole herd of...
