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Actors, leaders, Holocaust survivors among 18 notable Jews who died in 2025
Despite its grief, the Jewish world also took time to celebrate the lives lived by a constellation of figures who made lasting contributions to film, architecture, politics, and Jewish scholarship.
Variety’s star-studded Hollywood summit on antisemitism takes a turn amid war in Israel
Is Barbie Jewish? The complex Jewish history of the doll, explained
Remembering Albert Agarunov, the Jewish hero of Azerbaijan
A real family
Haneke and Fiet had to fake being sisters to escape the horrors of the Holocaust – but it wasn’t expected they’d be life long friends.
Look: Israelis get creative with costumes to celebrate Purim
Check out some of Israel's best Purim costumes of the year.
Esther – from fate to destiny
Purim is a moral is a message for all generations.
Purim, the Battle of Waterloo and the guillotine
Deeper meaning in the Book of Esther.
Rabbi: For Purim, give to the poor instead of wasting money on candy
He also noted that most of the sweets are not kosher for Passover and are usually thrown away before the holiday which is celebrated just one month later.
Beshalah: Eating the manna and receiving the Torah
This week's Torah portion.
Streisand and Leonard Cohen don’t duet together
Canadian voice of God is one of few male singers not tapped for Hollywood diva’s ‘Partner’s album.
Fiction trove
Matt Nesvisky reviews a stash of new books and finds some gems.
Over 4% of all babies born in Israel are conceived through IVF
Women are entitled to apply for free IVF treatment as part public health benefits
European Jewish Congress president: 'Public' anti-Semitism is part of normal life in Europe
Moshe Kantor says Jewish leaders should fight anti-Semitism like an ice breaker making a narrow path through ice; says when a leader says something anti-Semitic, people choose not to react, making things worse.