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March 15, 2012
2:59 pm

One of the titles from a publisher set to present at the Frankfurt Book Fair: 'The Holocaust: The Gate to Eternity of the People of Zion', by Isam Abdul Fitah, Kanouz. (photo credit: courtesy)

Anti-Semitic offerings showcased at Moroccan book fair

In response, the Simon Wiesenthal Center urges prestigious Frankfurt Book Fair to ban the texts’ publishers

By Nathan Burstein

March 14, 2012
10:10 pm

A scene from 'Free Men,' whose director won a prestigious award in Abu Dhabi. (photo credit: courtesy)

New York gets a taste of Sephardic cinema

Forget Barbra, Woody and ‘Fiddler on the Roof’: Program spotlights Jews of non-European heritage

By Nathan Burstein

March 14, 2012
6:09 am

From Old Jews Telling Jokes: Aaron-Schechter, cardiologist, architect and comedian. (Photo credit: Channels.com)

‘Old Jews Telling Jokes’ will schtick it to ‘em on New York stage

An off-Broadway show based on the popular website will open in May

By Nathan Burstein

March 13, 2012
2:27 am

Lior Ashkenazi hugs Shlomo Bar Aba in a scene from 'Footnote.' (Photo credit: Sony Classics)

Israel’s ‘Footnote’ the highest-grossing film in the US*

*Among movies playing on just two screens nationwide

By Nathan Burstein

March 11, 2012
11:27 am

Anne Frank, age twelve, at her school desk in Amsterdam, 1941.

Anne Frank inspires wax statue in Berlin

Madame Tussauds unveils a rendering of the murdered Jewish diarist at its Berlin museum

By Nathan Burstein

March 9, 2012
3:09 pm

Bader Qarmout, a pro-Israel Arab Christian running for Senate in New Jersey. (photo credit: courtesy)

Pro-Israel Arab candidate runs for US Senate

Bader Qarmout, a Jordanian-born Christian, faces long odds in campaign to represent New Jersey in Washington

By Nathan Burstein

March 9, 2012
2:07 am

Actor Shlomo Bar Aba pours over a page of Talmud in 'Footnote', released in the US this Friday. (Photo credit: Sony)

A ‘Footnote’ worth highlighting

It’s easy to see why the Israeli movie, which opened Friday in the US, earned an Oscar nomination

By Nathan Burstein

March 8, 2012
11:38 am

Woody Allen, to film in Israel? (Photo credit: Colin Swan/CC-BY-SA)

Woody Allen may star as Hasidic pimp

The ‘Annie Hall’ legend has reportedly signed on to star opposite John Turturro and Sharon Stone in ‘Fading Gigolos’

By Nathan Burstein

March 8, 2012
1:26 am

Oscar nominee Jonah Hill’s next premiere: LA’s Israel Film Festival

The ‘Moneyball’ star will spend the night before his next movie opens celebrating Israeli cinema

By Nathan Burstein

March 7, 2012
11:20 am

Anti-Israel protesters return to New York LGBT center

The Arab-Israeli conflict is popping up with growing frequency in Manhattan’s gay community

By Nathan Burstein

March 7, 2012
11:15 am

Jewrovision participants in Germany this weekend. (Photo credit: Courtesy)

Germany hosts Jewish take on Eurovision

The German Jewish community reinvents the TV pop contest as a celebration of Jewish identity

By Nathan Burstein

March 6, 2012
1:23 pm

Ben Helfgott, the only known survivor of a Nazi concentration camp to compete in the Olympic Games. (Photo credit: Jewishsports.net)

England salutes 2-time Olympian who survived Holocaust

Ben Helfgott, 82, will receive an award from Communities Secretary Eric Pickles at London’s Jewish Living Expo

By Nathan Burstein

March 6, 2012
1:09 pm

An ultra-Orthodox Jew waits for the bus in a station with a vampire billboard in Jerusalem. (Photo credit: Nati Shohat /Flash90)

The latest ‘novel’ idea: Jewish vampires

“Interview With the Jewish Vampire” matches its female protagonist with an undead rabbi — via JDate

By Nathan Burstein

March 5, 2012
12:38 pm

Mehnaz Afridi, director of Holocaust studies at New York’s Manhattan College. (Photo credit: Courtesy)

Introducing Manhattan College’s Muslim director of Holocaust studies

A former official at the US Holocaust Museum describes Mehnaz Afridi as ‘almost a dream come true’

By Nathan Burstein

March 2, 2012
12:49 pm

Christopher Waltz in ' Inglourious Basterds'. (Photo credit: Universal)

Next role for Tarantino’s ‘Jew Hunter’: Herzl

‘Inglourious Basterds’ Oscar winner Christoph Waltz contributes his vocal talents to the Simon Wiesenthal Center’s latest film

By Nathan Burstein

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The Times of Israel

The one-stop news site
covering Israel, the region and
the Jewish people worldwide

Founding editor:
David Horovitz

Fair, fresh and fast

The Jewish world's
fastest-growing
news site

Writer: Nathan Burstein

Anti-Semitic offerings showcased at Moroccan book fair

In response, the Simon Wiesenthal Center urges prestigious Frankfurt Book Fair to ban the texts’ publishers

New York gets a taste of Sephardic cinema

Forget Barbra, Woody and ‘Fiddler on the Roof’: Program spotlights Jews of non-European heritage

‘Old Jews Telling Jokes’ will schtick it to ‘em on New York stage

An off-Broadway show based on the popular website will open in May

Israel’s ‘Footnote’ the highest-grossing film in the US*

*Among movies playing on just two screens nationwide

Anne Frank inspires wax statue in Berlin

Madame Tussauds unveils a rendering of the murdered Jewish diarist at its Berlin museum

Pro-Israel Arab candidate runs for US Senate

Bader Qarmout, a Jordanian-born Christian, faces long odds in campaign to represent New Jersey in Washington

A ‘Footnote’ worth highlighting

It’s easy to see why the Israeli movie, which opened Friday in the US, earned an Oscar nomination

Woody Allen may star as Hasidic pimp

The ‘Annie Hall’ legend has reportedly signed on to star opposite John Turturro and Sharon Stone in ‘Fading Gigolos’

Oscar nominee Jonah Hill’s next premiere: LA’s Israel Film Festival

The ‘Moneyball’ star will spend the night before his next movie opens celebrating Israeli cinema

Anti-Israel protesters return to New York LGBT center

The Arab-Israeli conflict is popping up with growing frequency in Manhattan’s gay community

Germany hosts Jewish take on Eurovision

The German Jewish community reinvents the TV pop contest as a celebration of Jewish identity

England salutes 2-time Olympian who survived Holocaust

Ben Helfgott, 82, will receive an award from Communities Secretary Eric Pickles at London’s Jewish Living Expo

The latest ‘novel’ idea: Jewish vampires

“Interview With the Jewish Vampire” matches its female protagonist with an undead rabbi — via JDate

Introducing Manhattan College’s Muslim director of Holocaust studies

A former official at the US Holocaust Museum describes Mehnaz Afridi as ‘almost a dream come true’

Next role for Tarantino’s ‘Jew Hunter’: Herzl

‘Inglourious Basterds’ Oscar winner Christoph Waltz contributes his vocal talents to the Simon Wiesenthal Center’s latest film

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