Gabriel Bach, 94, former Israeli Supreme Court justice and Eichmann prosecutor
Former Israeli Supreme Court Justice Gabriel Bach, who was a prosecutor in the 1961 trial of Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann, died on Feb. 18 at the age of 94.
The Israel Judiciary Authority announced Bach’s passing...
Malcolm Hoenlein, 50 years at helm of pro-Israel groups, still works to strengthen world...
After a two-year hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, the annual Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations Mission to Israel kicks off Sunday in Jerusalem.
The umbrella group, which represents more than 50...
Ethnic Stereotype-Casting
When I was an undergraduate, one of my acting teachers said that you start with a stereotype and build a character from there, adding as much complexity as the role allows. In my recent conversation...
Gary Gulman: From ‘great depresh’ to great success
For more than two decades, Gary Gulman has made a good living making people laugh, so it was a shock to many to hear something was making him cry. The Jewish comedian, who will...
Ivan Reitman, ‘Ghostbusters’ director and son of Holocaust survivors, dies at age 75
Jewish producer and director Ivan Reitman died in his sleep on Saturday night at his home in Montecito, Calif., at the age of 75, his family told The Associated Press.
“Our family is grieving the unexpected...
Belgium museum returns Nazi-looted painting to heirs of its Jewish owners
Belgium’s Royal Museums of Fine Arts has returned a painting to the great-grandchildren of a Jewish couple who owned the artwork before it was stolen by the Nazis, reported Reuters.
Museum workers took down “Flowers,” painted by German...
Keshet Studios, Disney to produce series on woman who sheltered Anne Frank
Keshet Studios will produce a limited series for Disney+ about Miep Gies, the Dutch woman who sheltered Anne Frank and her family during World War II.
“A Small Light” will be told from the perspective...
Alpha Epsilon Pi honors three alumni with highest Jewish communal award
Elan S. Carr, Daniel Elbaum and Hon. Ronald Klein have been awarded the Gitelson Silver Medallion by the Alpha Epsilon Pi Foundation. The Gitelson Silver Medallion recognizes AEPi alumni for their commitment to Jewish...
Three Israeli scientists to be awarded $100,000 research prize
Three young Israeli scientists have been selected as the winners of this year’s Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists in Israel. They will each be awarded $100,000 for their scientific research in a ceremony in...
In memory of Esther Pollard
This is being written in memory of Esther Pollard, who passed away on Jan. 31.
Esther was the wife of Jonathan Pollard, the former U.S. intelligence analyst who in 1987 pleaded guilty to spying for...