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Jewish ‘Fifth Beatle’ figures prominently in new book about band’s first U.S. tour

By TOM TUGEND

LOS ANGELES (JTA) — It was 6 a.m. on Aug. 19, 1964 when the phone rang in the Los Angeles apartment of Ivor Davis, the young West Coast correspondent for London’s Daily Express, circulation 4 million.

On...

Jon Stewart on filming in — and talking about — the Middle East

By TALIA LAVIN

NEW YORK (JTA) — Jon Stewart’s directorial film debut, “Rosewater,” is set to premiere at film festivals in the United States and Canada this September. So the Hollywood Reporter took the opportunity to grab some golden quotes...

Lady Gaga pre-Tel Aviv concert ‘Shalom’ video irks some Arab fans

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Lady Gaga apparently riled some Arab fans with a short video in advance of her Tel Aviv performance featuring a “Shalom” greeting.

“Shalom, Israel,” the American pop star says in the 10-second video. “I’m so excited to...

Report: Joan Rivers on life support

(JTA) — Comic and talk show host Joan Rivers reportedly is on life support. Doctors are reportedly attempting to reverse the medically-induced coma over the course of the next day.

The family will have to decide whether to keep Rivers,...

Comedienne Joan Rivers hospitalized in critical condition

(JTA) – Joan Rivers is in critical condition, reportedly after she stopped breathing during throat surgery.

Multiple news outlets on Thursday quoted New York City police as saying that the comedienne and talk show host, 81, was in critical but...

Sarah Silverman wins Emmy, thanks her Jews

 LOS ANGELES (JTA) — Comedian Sarah Silverman broke out a Jewish joke as she took home a trophy at the 2014 Emmy Awards.Silverman won for Best Writing for a Variety Show for her HBO comedy special...

David Gregory’s Jewish book plans

By ANTHONY WEISS

LOS ANGELES (JTA) — David Gregory was just sacked as host of “Meet the Press” in public and humiliating fashion. And like so many before him, he will seek respite from the suffering of worldly scorn in...

Slidell Little Theatre presents ‘Fiddler on the Roof’

It’s been 50 years since the debut of “Fiddler on the Roof,” one of the most beloved of musicals to ever open on the Great White Way. Slidell Little Theatre plans to celebrate the anniversary by presenting a new production...

Lauren Bacall, sultry film legend, dies at 89

NEW YORK (JTA) — Lauren Bacall, a film legend best known for her sultry onscreen presence and her Hollywood romance with actor Humphrey Bogart, has died.

Bacall, the daughter of Jewish immigrants from Poland and Romania,...

Will Larry David’s Broadway show add to his Jewish file?

By AMI EDEN

NEW YORK (JTA) — In Larry David’s fake real-life world on the HBO sitcom “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” he is tapped by Mel Brooks to take over the Zero Mostel-Nathan Lane role of Max...