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Jerry Seinfeld gets silly in a movie about taking breakfast seriously

'I don’t want them to take anything away from it. I want them to just watch it and hopefully get a laugh or two,' Seinfeld says.

The curtain goes up on musical ‘Vilna’

'Vilna' is the brainchild of Kevin and Allison Cloud, a married writing team in Kansas City, and Lisa Kenner Grissom, a playwright and screenwriter in Los Angeles.

By GEORGE MEDOVOY
13/05/2024

Recalling the 'Betsy Ross of Israel' - Rebecca Affachiner and her flag

Rebecca Affachiner was the first graduate in 1910 of the Hebrew education program at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America.

By DAVID GEFFEN
13/05/2024

Looking back on 2004, a breakthrough for Israeli cinema

It takes a few years to make a movie, and the films made with the funding provided by the Cinema Law flooded movie theaters with great films for the first time in 2004.

A subdued Independence Day: How cities around Israel are marking the occasion

Despite the shadow of war, Israelis will mark Independence Day across the country with subdued celebrations - here is a guide to events in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Herzliya, and Rehovot.

By NERIA BARR
13/05/2024

What to watch this week as Israel marks two monumental days

There is a lot of television and movie programming this year that honors them and those they left behind, as well as Independence Day-themed content.

After Oct. 7, Israeli women launch wartime crafting project

The World Mezuzah Project spreads hesed, one stitch at a time.

By SHARON ALTSHUL
12/05/2024

Facing the world, Eden Golan won hearts and respect at Eurovision

While a vocal minority of protesters oppose Israel’s fight against Hamas, millions of Eurovision viewers around the world respect Israel and its Eurovision representative Eden Golan.

‘From Darkness to Light’: Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem’s pioneering exhibition on Oct. 7

The new exhibition is designed to raise awareness of what happened on Oct. 7 around the world and promote greater appreciation of the consequences and impact of the attack on Israel.

By ERIC NARROW
10/05/2024

Eden Golan's Eurovision unpleasantries - not just from protesters

Social media users noticed the absence of Eurovision elevator interviews host, Rylan Clark, in the video in which Golan appears.

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