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‘Highway 65’ is a tense, Israeli neo-noir thriller

Dreifuss has succeeded on both counts and created a suspenseful movie that combines Israeli directness and occasional comic touches with Nordic noir. 

Jerry Seinfeld: Israel and Antisemitism

"His speaking out will be remembered in cultural history and social history as a day of reckoning for American Jews," Prof. Uriya Shavit told the interviewer.

Back to roost: Singer-songwriter Zohar Ginzburg to light up the Hamagber Festival

Ginzburg’s slot is on February 5 (10:30 p.m.), with singer-songwriter Rona Kenan joining her and her quintet on stage.

02/02/2025

Chiuna Sugihara: The Japanese diplomat who saved thousands

Even 125 years after his birth, Japanese diplomat Chiuna Sugihara, who saved thousands of people during the Holocaust, is far from forgotten.

Hostage documentary to tell the Nir Oz story of ‘The Cunios’

The documentary tells the harrowing story of an Argentine-Israeli family taken hostage in the October 7 attack on Kibbutz Nir Oz, with ties to Pope Francis and global efforts for their release.

In ‘Midas Man,’ a new biopic of Jewish Beatles manager Brian Epstein, a synagogue sets the scene

The synagogue scenes were shot at Liverpool’s Princes Road Synagogue, as the actual Greenbank synagogue that hosted both Epstein’s bar mitzvah and funeral no longer exists.

By STEPHEN SILVER/JTA
01/02/2025
 PRO-ISRAEL demonstrators on Main Street in Park City.

A chill in the air at Sundance

An exclusive dispatch for the Post from the famed indie film festival.

By LAURI DONAHUE
01/02/2025
 FROM LEFT, winner of the 2024 Sapir Prize, Yossi Avni-Levy, Mifal Hapais chairman Avigdor Itzhaky,

Yossi Avni-Levy wins Sapir Prize for Literature

Avni-Levy will receive NIS 180,000 ($50,000) and his novel will be translated into Arabic and another language of his choosing, broadening its reach and fostering cross-cultural dialogue.

By NERIA BARR
30/01/2025
 MEMBERS OF the Maccabi Israel Sports Experience basketball team meet with actress, influencer

Maccabi Israel Sports Experience brings Jewish basketball players to Holy Land

Young Jewish athletes are training in Israel through Maccabi’s new basketball program, honing their skills, competing in the IBBA B League, and connecting with their heritage.

By JERUSALEM POST SPORTS STAFF
29/01/2025

‘Dear Evan Hansen’ debuts in Hebrew

Fans of the original will be pleased to hear that the music did a great job of rhyming and maintaining the original composition.

By RACHEL GOLDA BERNSTEIN 
29/01/2025
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