The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/barbra-streisand/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Fri, 12 Jun 2026 03:05:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Barbra Streisand | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/barbra-streisand/ 32 32 In recorded Hanukkah video, Reiner urges Holocaust survivors to be resilient in scary times https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-recorded-video-rob-reiner-urges-holocaust-survivors-at-hanukkah-event-to-be-resilient/ Fri, 19 Dec 2025 03:16:03 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3715614 Clip of Jewish actor, recorded two months before his murder, aired as part of virtual ceremony featuring candle-lighting at Western Wall

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]]> Alan Bergman, Oscar-winning lyricist and ‘father figure’ to Barbra Streisand, dies at 99  https://www.timesofisrael.com/alan-bergman-oscar-winning-lyricist-and-father-figure-to-barbra-streisand-dies-at-99/ Tue, 22 Jul 2025 07:07:40 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3603385 Brooklyn Jewish songwriter, together with his wife Marilyn, was behind some of Streisand's most famous hits and the film 'Yentl'

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]]> Sages, celebrities, veterans, crooks: Take a NY cemetery’s Jewish walks of fame – and infamy https://www.timesofisrael.com/sages-celebrities-veterans-crooks-take-a-ny-cemeterys-jewish-walks-of-fame-and-infamy/ Fri, 11 Apr 2025 22:23:53 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3511310 Mount Hebron Cemetery in Queens was founded in 1903 and holds over 231,000 graves. Its Legacy Foundation offers audio tours teaching visitors about the contributions of those interred

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]]> Barbra Streisand to release new song in response to rising antisemitism in the world https://www.timesofisrael.com/barbra-streisand-to-release-new-song-in-response-to-rising-antisemitism-in-the-world/ Thu, 18 Apr 2024 15:47:31 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3271280 Jewish singer and actress says the single, which will be used as the end title for a new series on the Holocaust, will show 'that even in the darkest of times, love can triumph'

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]]> Holocaust, Hamas war take center stage at star-studded virtual Claims Conference event https://www.timesofisrael.com/holocaust-hamas-war-take-center-stage-at-star-studded-virtual-claims-conference-event/ Tue, 12 Dec 2023 09:58:26 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3176353 Germany's Scholz tells Hanukkah gathering for survivors he's pained by surge in antisemitism; Jamie Lee Curtis, Barbra Streisand, Billy Crystal among Hollywood A-listers to appear

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]]> Jerusalem’s Jewish Film Week going ahead, adjusted for war https://www.timesofisrael.com/jerusalems-jewish-film-week-goes-on-adjusted-for-war/ Fri, 01 Dec 2023 12:16:02 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3167475 The Jerusalem Cinematheque's annual Hannukah-period film festival marks its 25th year; free admission for evacuees from southern and northern communities

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]]> Barbra Streisand to get the ‘Jewish Nobel’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/barbra-streisand-to-get-the-jewish-nobel/ Tue, 02 May 2023 07:42:02 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3006923 Star will donate $1 million Genesis Prize award to groups protecting environment, promoting women’s health, combating disinformation, aiding people of Ukraine

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]]> Long-awaited Streisand memoir ‘My Name is Barbra’ coming this year https://www.timesofisrael.com/long-awaited-streisand-memoir-my-name-is-barbra-coming-this-year/ Wed, 08 Feb 2023 09:36:41 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2946139 Publisher says book, teased for decades, runs to over 1,000 pages; it discusses her early struggles, album recordings, making of 'Yentl,' political activism, friends and family

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]]> Holocaust survivors to celebrate Hanukkah by spreading message of hope worldwide https://www.timesofisrael.com/holocaust-survivors-to-celebrate-hanukkah-by-spreading-a-message-of-hope/ Tue, 20 Dec 2022 12:55:45 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2903574 Virtual event will highlight survivors from across the globe, including some recently evacuated from war-torn Ukraine; ceremony to feature Herzog, Scholtz, Barbra Streisand

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]]> Lea Michele to miss ‘Funny Girl’ performances after catching COVID https://www.timesofisrael.com/lea-michele-to-miss-funny-girl-performances-after-catching-covid/ Mon, 12 Sep 2022 06:29:21 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2834840 Jewish actress due back September 20 to star in musical about New York Jewish girl who went from burlesque to Broadway stages in the 1920s

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]]> Marilyn Bergman, Oscar-winning lyricist, dies at age 93 https://www.timesofisrael.com/marilyn-bergman-oscar-winning-composer-dies-at-age-93/ Sat, 08 Jan 2022 21:04:39 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2679976 Along with husband Alan, the Jewish Brooklynite was behind 'The Way We Were,' 'How Do You Keep the Music Playing?' and hundreds of other songs

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]]> Barbra Streisand makes history with latest top 20 album https://www.timesofisrael.com/barbra-streisand-makes-history-with-another-top-20-album/ Mon, 23 Aug 2021 04:48:53 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2604227 New release, featuring archival recordings and duets with Willie Nelson and Kermit, makes her 1st woman with album in Billboard top 20 in every decade from the 1960s to the 2020s

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]]> Haas recalls excitement when Streisand offered her part of Golda https://www.timesofisrael.com/haas-recalls-excitement-when-streisand-offered-her-part-of-golda/ Sun, 27 Jun 2021 11:38:35 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2572071 Award-winning Israeli actress will portray Israel’s only female prime minister in the upcoming TV series 'Lioness' produced by Hollywood icon

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]]> PODCAST: Daily Briefing Mar. 2 – Reform/Conservative conversion makes legal Jews https://www.timesofisrael.com/podcast-daily-briefing-mar-2-reform-conservative-conversion-makes-legal-jews/ Tue, 02 Mar 2021 12:09:31 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2498343 Tune in Sunday through Thursday to hear ToI editors and reporters quickly catch you up on what’s important today

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]]> Shira Haas to play Golda Meir in American TV series https://www.timesofisrael.com/shira-haas-to-play-golda-meir-in-american-tv-series/ Tue, 02 Mar 2021 02:42:28 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2498171 'Lioness,' a Barbra Streisand-produced series, will follow Meir from birth in Kiev, her youth in Milwaukee, to becoming Israel's first and only woman prime minister

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