The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/marilyn-monroe/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:34:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Marilyn Monroe | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/marilyn-monroe/ 32 32 You can buy Marilyn Monroe’s menorah for $150,000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/you-can-buy-marilyn-monroes-menorah-for-150000/ Fri, 01 Nov 2019 19:00:40 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2175172 Gift from Arthur Miller's parents also plays Israel's national anthem; goes on sale next week in New York

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]]> Marilyn Monroe’s Jewish prayer book is being put up for auction https://www.timesofisrael.com/marilyn-monroes-jewish-prayer-book-is-being-put-up-for-auction/ Mon, 15 Oct 2018 21:48:53 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1942696 Siddur was used by actress after she converted to Judaism ahead of her marriage to writer Arthur Miller; bids start at $4,600

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]]> Photographer’s lost trove of Marilyn Monroe photos sees daylight for first time https://www.timesofisrael.com/photographers-lost-trove-of-marilyn-monroe-photos-sees-daylight-for-first-time/ Mon, 28 May 2018 23:00:52 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1855599 New portraits on display in London show a luminescent side of the iconic actress (and convert to Judaism), taken by life-long friend, business partner and confidant, Milton Greene

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]]> Marilyn Monroe’s JFK birthday gown sells for record price https://www.timesofisrael.com/marilyn-monroes-jfk-birthday-gown-sells-for-record-price/ Fri, 18 Nov 2016 20:54:46 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1502327 Dress worn by star to serenade US president bought by Edward Meyer, vice president of Ripley's, for $4.8 million

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]]> What happens when two Jews means two different peoplehoods? https://www.timesofisrael.com/what-happens-when-two-jews-means-two-different-peoplehoods/ Mon, 14 Mar 2016 14:04:43 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1350274 The clash between much of the Diaspora and Israel over conversion and the question of 'Who is a Jew?' means the Jewish state now has two de facto classes of Jews. Where will it all end?

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]]> For Arthur Miller’s 100th: To Jew or not to Jew? https://www.timesofisrael.com/for-arthur-millers-100th-to-jew-or-not-to-jew/ Tue, 20 Oct 2015 12:17:55 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1265496 As theaters around the world commemorate the playwright's 100th with performances of Miller classics, a look at the scribe’s conflicted views on Jews, Judaism and anti-Semitism

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]]> Warhol portraits stolen, replaced with fakes https://www.timesofisrael.com/warhol-portraits-stolen-replaced-with-fakes/ Wed, 09 Sep 2015 20:22:21 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1248440 Silkscreen art, valued at $350,000, found swapped with forgeries

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]]> Phil Stern, photographer to the stars, dies at 95 https://www.timesofisrael.com/phil-stern-photographer-to-the-stars-dies-at-95/ Mon, 15 Dec 2014 16:48:36 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1106629 Jewish son of Russian immigrants shot candid photos of Marlon Brando, Marilyn Monroe, Judy Garland and others

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]]> Reading right to left, adult-style https://www.timesofisrael.com/reading-right-to-left-adult-style/ Tue, 05 Mar 2013 15:19:36 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=400580 Playboy gets a Hebrew version; first edition to include interview with former minister Avi Dichter

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]]> Monroe marriage a ‘cover-up’? https://www.timesofisrael.com/marilyns-jewish-wedding-a-cover-up/ Fri, 28 Dec 2012 18:44:48 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=326158 Newly released files reveal that the FBI suspected the star's relationship with Arthur Miller was part of a conspiracy to aid American communists

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