Tag: Netflix
‘Jewish Matchmaking’ star holds clinic in Jerusalem
Aleeza Ben Shalom, star of the hit Netflix series “Jewish Matchmaking,” teamed up with Shagririm BaLev (“Ambassadors of the Heart”) to teach hundreds of people tips for dating and marriage at an event last week...
Adam Sandler teases possible July release for ‘Happy Gilmore 2’
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...
Netflix picks up award-winning Israeli show ‘Six Zeros’
Netflix has purchased the Israeli comedy series "Six Zeros," the first season of which aired in 2023 on Israel's public broadcasting network, Kan 11, the channel announced on Tuesday.
"Six Zeros" explores what happens when people win...
Director of Netflix docuseries ‘Hitler and the Nazis’ fears world on precipice of World...
oe Berlinger says he was troubled when he read reports of a 2018 study from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, which showed one in 10 millennial Americans thought that Jews were...
‘Fauda’ star Idan Amedi recounts Gaza blast
Israeli actor-singer-songwriter Idan Amedi, best known for starring in the hit Netflix show "Fauda," recounted to reporters on Thursday his experience fighting in Gaza and the blast that had him hospitalized for over two weeks.
“We...
‘Fauda’ star Idan Amedi to be released from hospital
Israeli actor Idan Amedi, best known for his role in the Netflix hit show "Fauda," will be released from hospital on Tuesday, according to a statement issued on his behalf that was shared with...
Jewish matchmaker, of Netflix fame, to host Chicago singles event on Labor Day
When one matchmaker declined Netflix’s offer to host the eight-part series “Jewish Matchmaking,” she recommended a friend, Aleeza Ben Shalom. It was a different kind of bashert in action, and it proved a good match.
Ben Shalom,...
Leonard Bernstein Netflix film criticized over ‘Jewface’
In lush black and white, a man and woman sit back-to-back in a park, playing a guessing game together, dreaming that they can communicate telepathically if they just try hard enough. The scene cuts...
Ahead of new Netflix show, Gal Gadot shares thoughts on her career
Gal Gadot's first Hollywood audition was for the role of a James Bond girl in "Quantum of Solace," alongside Daniel Craig. Although Gadot did not get the role, now, a decade and a half...
‘Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile,’ new to Netflix, offers no glimpse of character’s ‘Jewish soul’
Crocodiles are not kosher. But the much-beloved protagonist—initially misunderstood as a villain—of Bernard Waber’s children’s books “The House on East 88th Street” and “Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile” is arguably Jewish.
Waber, who wrote and illustrated the...