By YVETTE ALT MILLER
(JTA) — For months author J.K. Rowling has been warning about the dangers of anti-Semitism in England, sparring on Twitter with critics who either downplay the phenomenon or say its proponents are confusing criticism of Israel with Jew hatred.
Now, in her newest book, she includes...
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By MEGAN WOLF
(JTA) — So much at the Jewish New Year is sweet — first fruits, honey, honey cake. By the time Succot rolls around, we’re often looking for something savory to offset it all
Regardless of the time of year, we have some favorites in...
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(JTA) — Russia nominated a film about the Nazi death camp Sobibor as its entry for the Academy Award for best foreign language film.
“Sobibor,” a multimillion-dollar production with state funding, centers on the 1943 escape by Jewish inmates from the camp under the leadership of Russian inmates. It was...
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Amazon Studio’s streaming “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” a show set in 1950s New York with a great many Jewish characters, ran away with the comedy categories at Monday night’s 70th Annual Emmy Awards ceremonies in Los Angeles.
The show, in its second season, won the Outstanding Comedy Series Award, the...
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(JTA)– Soon-Yi Previn, the wife of filmmaker Woody Allen, defended her husband of 25 years against charges that he sexually abused his adopted daughter when she was 7.
“What’s happened to Woody is so upsetting, so unjust,” Previn, 47, told New York magazine in an interview published in the Sept....
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By DEAN M. SHAPIRO, Special to the CCJN
Perfectly timed to coincide with the Jewish High Holy Days, the nine-member, New Orleans-based chamber music ensemble, Musaica, is presenting two evening programs highlighting selected works of Jewish and Jewish-influenced composers.
On Monday, September 17, Musaica will open its 2018-19 season with...
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(JTA) — Rapper Mac Miller was found dead of an apparent drug overdose on Friday, TMZ reported.
The 26-year-old struggled with substance abuse for years, including during a high-profile relationship with pop star Ariana Grande.
According to TMZ, Miller was found by police at his home in California’s San Fernando...
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(JTA) — “The Cakemaker,” a successful indie film involving a gay and straight love triangle, will be Israel’s entry into the 2019 Academy Awards.
The film, written and directed by Ofir Raul Graizer, won six awards at Israel’s version of the Oscars, the Ophir Awards, on Thursday, including for best...
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JERUSALEM (JTA) — The American indie pop band Of Montreal was the latest artist or group to cancel its participation in the Meteor Festival in Israel.
The three-day festival began Thursday.
“After exhausting all of the different possible ways of justifying playing an Israeli party festival, while the political and...
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(JTA) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo froze an investigation into the prosecutor’s handling of sex crimes allegations against Harvey Weinstein days after receiving a $25,000 donation from the media mogul’s ex-lawyer.
Sludge and Capital and Main reported Wednesday about the closure of a probe by the state Attorney General’s Office into...
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