Israeli actor Michael Aloni is a hero in ‘Plan A’
Though he wears no cape and has no superpowers, Michael Aloni’s character in the film “Plan A” has only one shot at preventing the deaths of millions and making sure the Jews’ hopes of...
Co-creator of legendary Woodstock festival dies at 77
Michael Lang, a longtime producer and the Jewish co-creator of the famous 1969 Woodstock music festival, died on Jan. 8 at the age of 77.
The native of Brooklyn, N.Y., died from “a rare form...
Singer, composer and music producer Shim Craimer tunes in to ‘aliyah’
Shim Craimer, whose dulcet tones and high energy have secured him a place as a sought-after Jewish musical performer, has sung at hundreds of weddings in the New York area and in his native...
Bridging denominations, this Jewish musician puts the ‘soul’ in music
In a garage-turned-recording studio, Sam Glaser spends his days — and many nights — producing albums for himself and others. On the road, however, this married father of three has an alter-ego, performing upwards...
Two Israeli authors included in ‘New York Times’ list of ‘100 Notable Books of...
The New York Times has included works by two Israeli authors in its 100 Notable Books of 2020 list: Yishai Sarid, the son of the late Meretz lawmaker Yossi Sarid, for his book The Memory Monster,...
La vida del Aktor “Leonard Nimoy”
Famoso por su presentasión de un medio umano i medio Vulcano en el karakter de “Mr.Spock” en la seria titulada “Star Treck”, Nimoy viene de murir en Los Angeles a la edad de 83 anios. El...
World Zionist Congress to convene online for first time ever, due to pandemic
The 38th World Zionist Congress (WZC) will be held online for the first time since its inception, with 720 delegates and observers from more than 30 countries participating, Israel’s Government Press Office announced on...
The Jewish woman to whom the stones spoke
Everything in Israel is about politics. But nothing is more intensely political than archeology. That’s because the moment you stick a shovel in the earth of a place like Jerusalem and start digging, you...
Hollywood’s oldest working actress Connie Sawyer dies at 105
Connie Sawyer, Hollywood’s oldest working actress, died at 105 on Monday at a retirement home in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles.
The actress starred in hundreds of roles on television and film throughout her career, from “A Hole...
Michal Cotler-Wunsh: Jewish Agency can shift relationship paradigm with everyone at table
As a former Knesset member and now head of the Nefesh B’Nefesh Institute for Aliyah Policy and Strategy, as well as a senior consultant to the Jewish Federations of North America, Michal Cotler-Wunsh is...