Celebrity News & Culture | The Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com www.jpost.com © 1995 - 2026 The Jerusalem Post. All rights reserved. RSSFeeds https://www.jpost.com/j-spot/article-892548 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_3024,w_4032/715355' alt='Create and capture beautiful moments. (photo credit: NILI AUERBACH PHOTOGRAPHY)' title='Create and capture beautiful moments. (photo credit: NILI AUERBACH PHOTOGRAPHY)' /><br />Here are some great spots in and around Jerusalem for a memorable date, even in these unusual times.<br /> NILI AUERBACH PHOTOGRAPHY Sun, 12 Apr 2026 02:56:28 GMT Sun, 12 Apr 2026 02:56:28 GMT 892548 N False BY GIL LEWINSKY False Jerusalem,restaurant,love,Tower of David Museum,Dating,picnic 89 Wartime dating: Six Jerusalem destinations to take your significant other https://www.jpost.com/j-spot/article-891801 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_720,w_1280/714237' alt='YARON SHANE: Members remain in the database ‘until they break the glass.’ (photo credit: ProducShane)' title='YARON SHANE: Members remain in the database ‘until they break the glass.’ (photo credit: ProducShane)' /><br />Yaron Shane shares how Love After War connects Israel’s soldiers and veterans with mentors and potential life partners.<br /> ProducShane Sat, 04 Apr 2026 17:29:17 GMT Sat, 04 Apr 2026 17:29:17 GMT 891801 N False BY LEAH HAKIMIAN False Gaza,synagogue,Beersheba,love,efrat israel,sheba medical center,marriage,War,The October 7 Massacre 89 Love After War: The matchmaking service for Israel's soldiers, veterans https://www.jpost.com/j-spot/article-891334 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_1018,w_1600/713486' alt='Jerusalem Post breaking news desk editor and journalist James Genn (photo credit: SAM HALPERN)' title='Jerusalem Post breaking news desk editor and journalist James Genn (photo credit: SAM HALPERN)' /><br />Behind the Bylines: From the breaking news desk, to reporters, to editors, to copyeditors, everyone works together to try to get the best output that we can.<br /> SAM HALPERN Sun, 29 Mar 2026 12:20:18 GMT Sun, 29 Mar 2026 12:20:18 GMT 891334 N False BY AARON REICH False jerusalem post newspaper,journalism,news,Middle East,Israel-Hamas War,Behind the Bylines,Ran Gvili 89 James Genn: Thriving in the eye of The Jerusalem Post's newsroom storm https://www.jpost.com/j-spot/article-890593 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_4000,w_6000/712337' alt='People take cover in a bomb shelter from incoming missiles fired from Iran in Holon, March 17, 2026. (photo credit: CHAIM GOLDBERG/FLASH90)' title='People take cover in a bomb shelter from incoming missiles fired from Iran in Holon, March 17, 2026. (photo credit: CHAIM GOLDBERG/FLASH90)' /><br />Israel's bomb shelters vary in size, comfort level, and ambiance.<br /> CHAIM GOLDBERG/FLASH90 Thu, 19 Mar 2026 18:46:57 GMT Thu, 19 Mar 2026 19:27:07 GMT 890593 N False BY DAVID BRINN False Israel,food,hotel,shelter 89 From five star to one star bomb shelters - a wartime review https://www.jpost.com/j-spot/article-889924 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_1200,w_1800/711348' alt='MICHAEL B. JORDAN in ‘Sinners.’ (photo credit: Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures)' title='MICHAEL B. JORDAN in ‘Sinners.’ (photo credit: Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures)' /><br />From 'One Battle After Another' to 'Sinners,' find out which films and stars are poised to dominate the 98th Academy Awards this Sunday.<br /> Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures Sun, 15 Mar 2026 04:46:40 GMT Sun, 15 Mar 2026 16:13:09 GMT 889924 N False BY HANNAH BROWN False cinema,Oscars,hollywood,movie,academy awards 89 Oscars 2026 predictions: Who's likely to win big? https://www.jpost.com/j-spot/article-889797 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_194,w_290/711197' alt='SHE HAS now chosen to live in Israel, studying political science at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Pictured: At the Western Wall, before the war. (photo credit: Turku Avci)' title='SHE HAS now chosen to live in Israel, studying political science at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Pictured: At the Western Wall, before the war. (photo credit: Turku Avci)' /><br />Turku Avci shares her journey of resistance, standing firm in her support for Israel amid mounting threats.<br /> Turku Avci Sat, 14 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT Sat, 14 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT 889797 N False BY TURKU AVCI False Israel,Turkey,Zionism,women,Erdogan,istanbul,International Women’s Day,Magazine 89 Why a Turkish Muslim woman says she stands with Israel https://www.jpost.com/j-spot/article-888833 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_1067,w_1600/709757' alt='Bar Mitzvah boys the day before all the excitement begins. (photo credit: MICHA PAUL)' title='Bar Mitzvah boys the day before all the excitement begins. (photo credit: MICHA PAUL)' /><br />Twin bnei mitzvah, Persian palace dreams, and Iranian missiles lead to an unforgettable Shabbat Zachor.<br /> MICHA PAUL Sat, 07 Mar 2026 14:00:00 GMT Sat, 07 Mar 2026 14:00:00 GMT 888833 N False BY JUDITH SEGALOFF False Israel,Iran,music,bar mitzva,China,Ayatollah Ali Khamenei,India,Ethiopia,Purim,religion,America,Shabat 89 Iran, you are not invited to my sons’ bar mitzvah https://www.jpost.com/j-spot/article-888658 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_1575,w_2363/709506' alt='‘Shadchan’ questions include: Do you prefer gray or green-skinned beings? (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)' title='‘Shadchan’ questions include: Do you prefer gray or green-skinned beings? (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)' /><br />Purim Shpiel: The following is a satirical article from The Jerusalem Post's annual parodic Purim page, The Jerusalem Roast. Enjoy!<br /> SHUTTERSTOCK Tue, 03 Mar 2026 15:28:36 GMT Tue, 03 Mar 2026 15:28:36 GMT 888658 N False BY SHIR PARSEC False Barack Obama,Chabad,rabbi,United Torah Judaism,Purim,space,antarctica,Alien,Dating 89 Purim Shpiel: Chabad reveals human-alien shidduch service https://www.jpost.com/j-spot/article-888656 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_1575,w_2363/709503' alt='Rejoice! New immigrants now have more native bureaucracy to make them feel at home. (photo credit: FLASH90)' title='Rejoice! New immigrants now have more native bureaucracy to make them feel at home. (photo credit: FLASH90)' /><br />Purim Shpiel: The following is a satirical article from The Jerusalem Post's annual parodic Purim page, The Jerusalem Roast. Enjoy!<br /> FLASH90 Tue, 03 Mar 2026 15:27:30 GMT Tue, 03 Mar 2026 15:27:30 GMT 888656 N False BY MATHILDA THIS IS HELL-ER False Aliyah,Purim,satire,parody,Bureaucracy 89 Purim Shpiel: Israel adds 300 new forms to aliyah process https://www.jpost.com/j-spot/article-888651 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_1575,w_2363/709495' alt='Nick Fuentes, professional incel, attends a rally instead of doing his laundry. (photo credit: Dominic Gwinn/Getty Images)' title='Nick Fuentes, professional incel, attends a rally instead of doing his laundry. (photo credit: Dominic Gwinn/Getty Images)' /><br />Purim Shpiel: The following is a satirical article from The Jerusalem Post's annual parodic Purim page, The Jerusalem Roast. Enjoy!<br /> Dominic Gwinn/Getty Images Tue, 03 Mar 2026 15:26:19 GMT Tue, 03 Mar 2026 15:26:19 GMT 888651 N False BY FREUDY MOSER False feminism,women,Purim,journalism,social media,Nick Fuentes 89 Purim Shpiel: Nick Fuentes’s mom slams his views on women https://www.jpost.com/j-spot/article-888645 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_1575,w_2361/709487' alt='Protocol Dalet: Very mysterious. (photo credit: FLASH90)' title='Protocol Dalet: Very mysterious. (photo credit: FLASH90)' /><br />Purim Shpiel: The following is a satirical article from The Jerusalem Post's annual parodic Purim page, The Jerusalem Roast. Enjoy!<br /> FLASH90 Tue, 03 Mar 2026 15:24:44 GMT Tue, 03 Mar 2026 15:24:44 GMT 888645 N False BY KESHET NEVER USES TURN SIGNALS False Israel,Mossad,Purim,egged,Mossad Israel 89 Purim Shpiel: Israel’s bus drivers are trained by Mossad https://www.jpost.com/j-spot/article-888648 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_1575,w_2363/709491' alt='This Seems legit. (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)' title='This Seems legit. (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)' /><br />Purim Shpiel: The following is a satirical article from The Jerusalem Post's annual parodic Purim page, The Jerusalem Roast. Enjoy!<br /> SHUTTERSTOCK Tue, 03 Mar 2026 15:22:45 GMT Tue, 03 Mar 2026 15:23:46 GMT 888648 N False BY SARAH BEN-NO TO BIBI False Israel,Benjamin Netanyahu,Knesset,protests,Bezalel Smotrich,Ben-Gvir,milk 89 Purim Shpiel: Knesset establishes new Protest Ministry https://www.jpost.com/j-spot/article-888654 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_1066,w_1600/709496' alt='Amir Heshmatpour. (photo credit: Jan Birch)' title='Amir Heshmatpour. (photo credit: Jan Birch)' /><br />Iran-born US biotech CEO Amir Heshmatpour says his Nasdaq-listed brain cancer company will begin treating patients in Israel within weeks, as he also voices support for ending Iran’s clerical rule.<br /> Jan Birch Tue, 03 Mar 2026 14:28:18 GMT Tue, 03 Mar 2026 14:32:51 GMT 888654 N False BY ZVIKA KLEIN False Iran,business,cancer,islamic revolution,israel business,medical innovation 89 Iran-born CEO brings brain cancer trial to Israel https://www.jpost.com/j-spot/article-888017 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_1372,w_915/708460' alt='Yuval Cohen Harounoff. (photo credit: Yuval Cohen Harounoff)' title='Yuval Cohen Harounoff. (photo credit: Yuval Cohen Harounoff)' /><br />From Ukraine to Israel to Jamaica, Ran Cohen Harounoff helps children recover and thrive after disasters.<br /> Yuval Cohen Harounoff Sun, 01 Mar 2026 09:25:38 GMT Tue, 03 Mar 2026 09:06:24 GMT 888017 N False BY AARON REICH False Jerusalem,Russia,education,New York,Ukraine,school,Venezuela,Jamaica,The October 7 Massacre,America 89 Ran Cohen Harounoff: Helping children thrive amid crises https://www.jpost.com/j-spot/article-887131 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_2688,w_1242/707183' alt='Sam Halpern (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM)' title='Sam Halpern (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM)' /><br />Behind the Bylines: "As someone who came up as an intern and is currently a desk manager, I’d say the thing that got me from there to here is just working hard."<br /> MARC ISRAEL SELLEM Sat, 21 Feb 2026 23:21:42 GMT Sat, 21 Feb 2026 23:21:42 GMT 887131 N False BY AARON REICH False Israel,Aliyah,Hebrew,journalism,Masa,The Jerusalem Post,Maryland,Behind the Bylines,Francesca Albanese 89 Behind the Bylines: Sam Halpern https://www.jpost.com/j-spot/article-887397 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_625,w_1552/707500' alt='A scene from 'Real Estate: A Love Story' shows a pregnant woman and her husband leaving Tel Aviv and beginning house hunting in Haifa. (Screenshot/Real Estate: A love story) (photo credit: (Screenshot/Real Estate: A love story))' title='A scene from 'Real Estate: A Love Story' shows a pregnant woman and her husband leaving Tel Aviv and beginning house hunting in Haifa. (Screenshot/Real Estate: A love story) (photo credit: (Screenshot/Real Estate: A love story))' /><br />Beloved Jewish-American director and television creator, James L. Brooks, 85, has just released his first feature film in 15 years, and it is a cause for celebration.<br /> (Screenshot/Real Estate: A love story) Sat, 21 Feb 2026 18:34:05 GMT Sat, 21 Feb 2026 18:34:05 GMT 887397 N False BY HANNAH BROWN False cinema,netflix,Reviews,TV 89 TV Time: ‘Ella McCay’ isn’t the real McCoy https://www.jpost.com/j-spot/article-887271 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_2000,w_3000/707367' alt='Irish singer of U2 Bono poses during a photocall for the film "Bono: Stories of Surrender" at the 78th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 17, 2025. (photo credit: VALERY HACHE/AFP via Getty Images)' title='Irish singer of U2 Bono poses during a photocall for the film "Bono: Stories of Surrender" at the 78th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 17, 2025. (photo credit: VALERY HACHE/AFP via Getty Images)' /><br />Israel Prize winner Yehuda Amichai, who died in 2000, is considered by many to have been the greatest modern Israeli poet.<br /> VALERY HACHE/AFP via Getty Images Thu, 19 Feb 2026 15:58:37 GMT Thu, 19 Feb 2026 15:59:20 GMT 887271 N False BY HANNAH BROWN AND DAVID BRINN False Judaism,culture,music,bono,poetry,Yehuda Amichai,The October 7 Massacre,Nova music festival 89 New U2 EP deatures legendary Israeli poet https://www.jpost.com/j-spot/article-886592 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_4480,w_6720/706353' alt='Different foods considered to be aphrodisiacs (illustrative) (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)' title='Different foods considered to be aphrodisiacs (illustrative) (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)' /><br />The term “aphrodisiac,” derived from the Greek goddess of love, refers to foods believed to increase desire and physical pleasure. Yet, experts stress that such claims lack scientific grounding.<br /> SHUTTERSTOCK Sat, 14 Feb 2026 21:38:47 GMT Sat, 14 Feb 2026 21:38:47 GMT 886592 N False BY ADNKRONOS INTERNATIONAL/TNS False food,alcohol,Valentine's Day,chocolate,romantic,Spotlight 89 Valentine’s Day 2026: Why aphrodisiac foods are a myth https://www.jpost.com/j-spot/article-886393 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_4032,w_3024/706050' alt='Tzvi-Bar & Lexi: A trajectory. (photo credit: Courtesy)' title='Tzvi-Bar & Lexi: A trajectory. (photo credit: Courtesy)' /><br />A backgammon lesson in a Tel Aviv bar sparked a romance that spanned continents and eight years, ending in a heartfelt rooftop proposal.<br /> Courtesy Sat, 14 Feb 2026 14:33:28 GMT Sat, 14 Feb 2026 14:33:28 GMT 886393 N False BY DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD False Israel,Aliyah,IDF,Tel Aviv,Poland,Beersheba,love,Army 89 Valentine's Day 2026: A modern love story in Israel https://www.jpost.com/j-spot/article-884848 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_2009,w_1339/703902' alt='Keshet Neev. (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM)' title='Keshet Neev. (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM)' /><br />Behind the Bylines: "If you start out small and keep pushing yourself forward to learn and try new things, you won’t believe how far you can go and how much you can achieve."<br /> MARC ISRAEL SELLEM Sun, 01 Feb 2026 19:56:39 GMT Sun, 01 Feb 2026 20:54:38 GMT 884848 N False BY AARON REICH False Israel,Aliyah,Facebook,Jerusalem,journalism,news,Interview,Behind the Bylines,Jobs,Airlines 89 Behind the Bylines: Keshet Neev https://www.jpost.com/j-spot/article-884980 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_1575,w_2363/704099' alt='PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS forward Deni Avdija (8) scores a basket during the first half against Miami Heat forward Nikola Jovic (5) at Moda Center in Portland, Oregon. (photo credit: Troy Wayrynen-Imagn Images)' title='PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS forward Deni Avdija (8) scores a basket during the first half against Miami Heat forward Nikola Jovic (5) at Moda Center in Portland, Oregon. (photo credit: Troy Wayrynen-Imagn Images)' /><br />Deni Avdija has become the fulcrum of Portland’s offense and one of the most productive two-way forwards in the league.<br /> Troy Wayrynen-Imagn Images Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:46:38 GMT Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:46:38 GMT 884980 N False BY ASHER SMITH False sports,basketball,nba,Magazine,Deni Avdija 89 The rise of Deni Avdija, Israeli NBA star https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-884648 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_537,w_822/703570' alt='Actor Lizzy Caplan appears on an episode of PBS' "Finding Your Roots." (photo credit: Courtesy)' title='Actor Lizzy Caplan appears on an episode of PBS' "Finding Your Roots." (photo credit: Courtesy)' /><br />In Tuesday’s episode of the PBS celebrity genealogy series “Finding Your Roots,” Caplan learns that one of her ancestors survived four camps - and that his wife and baby were murdered.<br /> Courtesy Tue, 27 Jan 2026 05:50:22 GMT Tue, 27 Jan 2026 07:23:43 GMT 884648 N False BY JACKIE HAJDENBERG/JTA False Holocaust,jewish actors,jewish actors in hollywood,American Jews 89 Jewish actor Lizzy Caplan discovers unknown Holocaust story https://www.jpost.com/j-spot/article-884092 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_2998,w_2000/702819' alt='One should act heroically like a lion to get up in the morning to serve his Creator, the ‘Shulchan Aruch’ says. (photo credit: Bisakha Datta/Unsplash)' title='One should act heroically like a lion to get up in the morning to serve his Creator, the ‘Shulchan Aruch’ says. (photo credit: Bisakha Datta/Unsplash)' /><br />While soldiers served for months, their partners carried the home front alone; now facing the emotional aftermath few see.<br /> Bisakha Datta/Unsplash Sat, 24 Jan 2026 17:00:20 GMT Sat, 24 Jan 2026 17:00:20 GMT 884092 N False BY MICHAL RONESS False Israel,Judaism,Sukkot,religion,halacha,Military,War,Army,The October 7 Massacre 89 The hidden war trauma of Israeli wives of IDF reservists https://www.jpost.com/j-spot/article-882980 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_4469,w_6403/701253' alt='BOB WEIR poses at the red carpet during the 67th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California, US, February 2, 2025. (photo credit: REUTERS/Daniel Cole)' title='BOB WEIR poses at the red carpet during the 67th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California, US, February 2, 2025. (photo credit: REUTERS/Daniel Cole)' /><br />Bob Weir’s rhythm, energy, and devotion kept the Grateful Dead alive long after Jerry Garcia’s passing.<br /> REUTERS/Daniel Cole Sun, 11 Jan 2026 21:22:07 GMT Mon, 12 Jan 2026 09:06:38 GMT 882980 N False BY DAVID BRINN False music,entertainment,fitness,Music history 89 Bob Weir’s legacy in the Grateful Dead https://www.jpost.com/j-spot/article-882659 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_1084,w_1100/700885' alt='David Brinn at the drums. (photo credit: Courtesy)' title='David Brinn at the drums. (photo credit: Courtesy)' /><br />Brinn's second album, 'A Little Something,' released last year, was shaped by passion ignited by the Oct. 7 massacre, the Israel-Hamas War, and the situation of the hostages.<br /> Courtesy Sun, 11 Jan 2026 19:32:50 GMT Sun, 11 Jan 2026 19:36:37 GMT 882659 N False BY MARION FISCHEL False Israel,Jerusalem,music,David Brinn,rock,The Jerusalem Post,Magazine 89 David Brinn, The Jerusalem Post's drummer https://www.jpost.com/j-spot/article-883004 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_2048,w_3072/701354' alt='DIANE KEATON as Annie Paradis in the iconic ‘First Wives Club.’ (photo credit: COURTESY OF YES)' title='DIANE KEATON as Annie Paradis in the iconic ‘First Wives Club.’ (photo credit: COURTESY OF YES)' /><br />Diane Keaton, one of the most distinctive and endearing American actresses of all time, will be honored in showings of her most beloved films at the Jerusalem Cinematheque.<br /> COURTESY OF YES Sun, 11 Jan 2026 17:49:37 GMT Sun, 11 Jan 2026 17:49:37 GMT 883004 N False BY HANNAH BROWN False Jerusalem,film,movie,Cinematheque,Jerusalem Cinematheque 89 Diane Keaton to be honored at Jerusalem Cinematheque https://www.jpost.com/j-spot/article-882911 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_4469,w_6403/701253' alt='BOB WEIR poses at the red carpet during the 67th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California, US, February 2, 2025. (photo credit: REUTERS/Daniel Cole)' title='BOB WEIR poses at the red carpet during the 67th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California, US, February 2, 2025. (photo credit: REUTERS/Daniel Cole)' /><br />He was diagnosed with cancer in July and "succumbed to underlying lung issues" surrounded by loved ones, the statement said. It did not mention when or where he died.<br /> REUTERS/Daniel Cole Sun, 11 Jan 2026 02:55:40 GMT Sun, 11 Jan 2026 04:22:33 GMT 882911 N False BY REUTERS False music,cancer,obituary,Grateful Dead,death 89 Bob Weir, Grateful Dead co-founder, dead at 78 https://www.jpost.com/j-spot/article-882374 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_3431,w_2287/701053' alt='Irene Aue-Ben-David (photo credit: DANA BAR SIMAN TOV)' title='Irene Aue-Ben-David (photo credit: DANA BAR SIMAN TOV)' /><br />Jerusalemite of the Week: A conversation with Leo Baeck Institute director Dr. Irene Aue-Ben-David on preserving German Jewish history.<br /> DANA BAR SIMAN TOV Sat, 10 Jan 2026 07:14:27 GMT Sat, 10 Jan 2026 07:14:27 GMT 882374 N False BY AARON REICH False Israel,Hebrew University of Jerusalem,Holocaust,Jerusalem,Judaism,Germany,Jewish,Yiddish,Europe,history,germany and israel,israel germany,Diaspora,Jewish Studies,Jerusalemite of the Week 89 Irene Aue-Ben-David: Preserving the history of German Jewry https://www.jpost.com/j-spot/article-882794 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_597,w_1077/701076' alt='A detail from Arthur Szyk's “They Too Have a Right to Live,” which first appeared in the May 12, 1943 issue of The New York Times and was presumably sponsored by the Emergency Committee to Save the Jewish People of Europe, an organization founded by Zionist activist Peter Bergson in 1943. (photo credit: From the collection of Irvin Ungar, Burlingame, California)' title='A detail from Arthur Szyk's “They Too Have a Right to Live,” which first appeared in the May 12, 1943 issue of The New York Times and was presumably sponsored by the Emergency Committee to Save the Jewish People of Europe, an organization founded by Zionist activist Peter Bergson in 1943. (photo credit: From the collection of Irvin Ungar, Burlingame, California)' /><br />First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt praised his contribution to the war effort, saying his art “fights the war against Hitlerism as truly as any of us who cannot actually be on the fighting fronts.”<br /> From the collection of Irvin Ungar, Burlingame, California Thu, 08 Jan 2026 19:06:26 GMT Thu, 08 Jan 2026 19:06:26 GMT 882794 N False BY ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL/JTA False caricature,wwii,art,cartoon,Propaganda 89 Jewish artist fought Nazis through art. https://www.jpost.com/j-spot/article-882153 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_720,w_1280/700198' alt='Portland Trail Blazers forward Deni Avdija (8) drives to the basket against New Orleans Pelicans guard Jose Alvarado (15) during the first half at Smoothie King Center, Jan 2, 2026; New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. (photo credit: Stephen Lew-Imagn Images)' title='Portland Trail Blazers forward Deni Avdija (8) drives to the basket against New Orleans Pelicans guard Jose Alvarado (15) during the first half at Smoothie King Center, Jan 2, 2026; New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. (photo credit: Stephen Lew-Imagn Images)' /><br />Avdija buoyed the Blazers for much of the first half, having scored almost half of Portland's points deep into the second quarter.<br /> Stephen Lew-Imagn Images Sat, 03 Jan 2026 06:47:18 GMT Sat, 03 Jan 2026 06:47:18 GMT 882153 N False BY REUTERS False sports,basketball,nba,Portland, Oregon,Deni Avdija 89 Deni Avdija scores 34 as Blazers extend Pelicans' misery