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Adam Sandler teases possible July release for ‘Happy Gilmore 2’

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Actor, director and comedian Adam Sandler teased a possible release date and celebrity appearances for the upcoming Netflix sequel to his 1996 golf comedy “Happy Gilmore” during a recent appearance on the “Dan Patrick Show." "I don't...
An illustration picture of the Israeli version of Google, Nov. 11, 2009. Photo by Abir Sultan/Flash 90.

Entertainment, sports and war top 2024 Google searches in Israel

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A mix of entertainment, sports and the war against Hamas in Gaza were the top Google search items in Israel over the last year, according to statistics released this week by the world’s most...
The fragment of the colorful bowl originating in China. Photo by Emil Aladjem, Israel Antiquities Authority.

Earliest known Chinese inscription discovered in Jerusalem

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The earliest known Chinese inscription in Israel from about 500 years ago has been uncovered in Jerusalem, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced on Tuesday. The rare 16th century CE Chinese inscription, unearthed in a dig...

“Vu di velt hot nor an ek” (Through an Endless Stretch of Land), by...

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"Vu di velt hot nor an ek" (Through an Endless Stretch of Land), by Kadya Molodowsky. Children's poems in Yiddish and English. Yaira Singer has collected, translated, and illustrated her favorite children's poems by legendary...

New York exhibition to re-create Anne Frank’s annex

Anne Frank House) The Anne Frank House, one of the most visited historical sites in Europe, announced the upcoming opening of “Anne Frank The Exhibition” in New York City. For the first time in history, it will...
Matthew Lazar. Credit: Courtesy of Zamir Choral Foundation.

Zamir Choral Foundation launches program to train Jewish choir conductors

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A $500,000 donation to the Zamir Choral Foundation from husband and wife Robert and Vicki Lieberman aims to teach conductors of Jewish choral music. Named after Matthew Lazar, the foundation’s founder and director, between 12 and 15...
A replica of the Ark of the Covenant displayed in Jerusalem on Oct. 20, 2024. Photo by Alex Traiman.

With eyes on winning war, building third Jewish Temple, Ark replica shown in Jerusalem

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Areplica of the Ark of the Covenant, painstakingly constructed, its creators say, to the Torah specifications of the sacred vessel that was the First Temple’s central fixture, was displayed in Jerusalem on Sunday evening,...
The new Southern Jewish Family Research Center in New Orleans will be housed on the third floor of the Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience. Credit: Courtesy.

Museum to open Southern Jewish Family Research Center

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The Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience (MSJE) in New Orleans will cut the ribbon on its new Southern Jewish Family Research Center (The Center) on Nov. 7. It is the first major expansion...
Cluade Monet and his gardens scanned from “Monet” by DuMont, Köln 1985. Credit: Wikipedia Commons.

Rediscovered Monet artwork stolen by Nazis is returned to Jewish family

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The granddaughters of Adalbert (“Bela”) and Hilda Parlagi have recovered one of seven artworks seized from the couple by the Nazi Germans in 1940. Helen Lowe and Francoise Parlagi received on Wednesday “Bord de Mer,” a  7x11-inch...
Leaves showing fine hairs at 12 years. Photo courtesy of Guy Eisner.

Scientists revive 1,000-year-old tree possibly mentioned in Genesis

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A mystery seed dating from 993 C.E.-1202 C.E. that was uncovered four decades ago by archaeologists in a cave in the Judean Desert has been revived. Nicknamed “Sheba” (according to Josephus, Queen Sheba brought the...