The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/barbie/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Wed, 10 Jun 2026 07:17:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Barbie | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/barbie/ 32 32 ‘Oppenheimer’ and ‘Maestro’ lead large crop of Jewish-inspired Oscar nominations https://www.timesofisrael.com/oppenheimer-and-maestro-lead-large-crop-of-jewish-inspired-oscar-nominations/ Tue, 23 Jan 2024 16:19:21 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3207654 Story of atom bomb scientist competing in 13 categories; several actors nominated for playing Jewish roles but no Jews receive acting nominations

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]]> ‘Barbenheimer’ duo dominates Oscar nominations; Israeli animated short included https://www.timesofisrael.com/barbenheimer-duo-dominates-oscar-nominations-israeli-animated-short-included/ Tue, 23 Jan 2024 15:33:02 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3207579 Christopher Nolan's 'Oppenheimer' tops nominees with 13, as 'Barbie' snags 8; Israeli Tal Kantor's animated 'Letter to a Pig' makes the cut; 'Golda' nominated for best makeup

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]]> Algeria abruptly bans ‘Barbie’ almost a month after blockbuster’s local release https://www.timesofisrael.com/algeria-abruptly-bans-barbie-almost-a-month-after-blockbusters-local-release/ Tue, 15 Aug 2023 15:24:40 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3072921 Ministry of Culture and Arts notifies cinemas in Algiers, Oran and Constantine to 'immediately' pull movie, doesn't explain why

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]]> Kuwait bans ‘Barbie’ film over ‘public ethics’ concerns https://www.timesofisrael.com/kuwait-bans-barbie-film-over-public-ethics-concerns/ Thu, 10 Aug 2023 10:52:20 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3069078 Cinema censorship committee says flick promotes 'ideas and beliefs that are alien' to society; horror movie 'Talk to Me' likewise nixed for featuring transgender actor

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]]> Lebanon seeks to ban ‘Barbie’ movie for ‘promoting homosexuality’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/lebanon-seeks-to-ban-barbie-movie-for-promoting-homosexuality/ Wed, 09 Aug 2023 18:27:50 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3068472 Anti-LGBTQ campaign is being spearheaded by Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah, although the movie doesn't have an overt queer theme

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]]> Meet the Israeli-American Mattel CEO who made ‘Barbie’ a movie star https://www.timesofisrael.com/meet-the-israeli-american-mattel-ceo-who-ushered-barbie-to-the-screen/ Mon, 07 Aug 2023 15:24:49 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3066849 Ynon Kreiz, who got his start in LA working for Haim Saban, says he was tickled by Will Ferrell's portrayal of him in the movie: 'We don’t take ourselves too seriously'

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]]> Daily Briefing July 30: Some Likud MKs murmur dissent; Lapid: Compromise was imminent https://www.timesofisrael.com/daily-briefing-july-30-some-likud-mks-murmur-dissent-lapid-compromise-was-imminent/ Sun, 30 Jul 2023 10:53:19 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3061777&preview=true&preview_id=3061777 Editor David Horovitz on continued robust anti-judicial overhaul protests, Monday's chaotic passage of a 1st 'reform'; military reporter Emanuel Fabian on shrinking IDF deterrence

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]]> Singer says she’s more like Ken than Barbie in Hebrew pop song https://www.timesofisrael.com/singer-says-shes-more-like-ken-than-barbie-in-hebrew-pop-song/ Tue, 25 Jul 2023 08:21:36 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3058338 Shira Zloof, former contestant on 'The Voice,' adds her two cents to Barbie craze

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]]> ‘Barbie’ director wants viewers to ‘feel like I did at Shabbat dinner’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/barbie-director-wants-viewers-to-feel-like-i-did-at-shabbat-dinner/ Thu, 13 Jul 2023 07:55:10 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3051200 Though raised Unitarian Universalist, Greta Gerwig recalls being included in blessings by fathers of Jewish friends at Shabbat dinners

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]]> How a 21-year-old UK model with Down syndrome became a global face for inclusivity https://www.timesofisrael.com/how-a-21-year-old-uk-model-with-down-syndrome-became-a-global-face-for-inclusivity/ Fri, 23 Jun 2023 02:13:24 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3032138 Recently seen on the cover of British Vogue and an inspiration for a new Barbie doll, at only 5 feet and born with a disability, Ellie Goldstein is not your average supermodel

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]]> Way before icon Barbie got the Hollywood treatment, she was ‘born’ with Jewish roots https://www.timesofisrael.com/way-before-icon-barbie-got-the-hollywood-treatment-she-was-born-with-jewish-roots/ Tue, 06 Jun 2023 00:24:06 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3024946 From her creation by unconventional entrepreneur Ruth Handler to her inclusivity and ability to adapt with the times, the famous doll bears some trademarks of the Tribe

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]]> Gal Gadot was first choice to play Barbie, but wasn’t available https://www.timesofisrael.com/gal-gadot-was-first-choice-to-play-barbie-but-wasnt-available/ Thu, 25 May 2023 06:08:08 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3021770 Producer Margot Robbie, who eventually took the part herself, says Israeli star has 'Barbie energy,' is so 'impossibly beautiful' and 'enthusiastically kind' that she fit the role

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]]> Fashion guru Iris Apfel, 96, immortalized as Barbie doll https://www.timesofisrael.com/fashion-guru-iris-apfel-96-immortalized-as-barbie-doll/ Fri, 16 Mar 2018 10:32:13 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1811302 Iconic designer, elebrated by her industry and New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, earns 'the highest honor Barbie bestows'

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]]> A nice Jewish doll called Barbie https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/a-nice-jewish-doll-she-goes-by-barbie/ Mon, 12 Mar 2018 12:15:18 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1807429 The cultural icon immigrated from Europe, changed her name, and wove herself into the fabric of America

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]]> Barbie makes doll of hijab-wearing Olympian Ibtihaj Muhammad https://www.timesofisrael.com/barbie-makes-doll-of-hijab-wearing-olympian-ibtihaj-muhammad/ Tue, 14 Nov 2017 10:19:50 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1729609 US bronze-winning fencer toy is part of Mattel's 'Shero' line honoring women who break boundaries

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