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The 1979 'The In-Laws' is featured on this week's The Reel Schmooze. (courtesy)
The Reel Schmooze podcast
‘The In-Laws’: How a shmendrik dentist and crazy CIA agent share a mid-life crisis
By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Jordan Hoffman
ToI's movie maven and deputy editor agree to disagree -- again -- about the 1979 film starring Alan Arkin and Peter Falk that was immensely foundational to Hoffman's childhood
Rabbi Mihaly Duschinszky sings a prayer at the reopening of the Rákospalota Synagogue in Budapest, September 17, 2026 (EMIH)
Hungary’s abandoned synagogues are finding new life — and attracting new congregants
By Zev Stub
Barbara Hines with one of her paintings in Jerusalem. (Courtesy/Tom DuBrock)
Two Holocaust survivors kept their Jewish roots secret. Now their painter daughter draws on them
By Zev Stub
Illustration: British Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson speaks to the class during a visit to meet students at the All Saints School in Anfield, Liverpool, January 16, 2025. (Peter Byrne, Pool Photo via AP)
UK adopts sweeping plan against antisemitism in schools; teachers union pushes back
By JTA, Zev Stub and ToI Staff
Shmuel Cohen (left) takes a break from wrapping tefillin with passersby in New York City's Diamond District on October 23, 2026. (Joseph Strauss/JTA)
October 24, 2026, 6:48 am
Chabad Jew returns to wrapping tefillin day after being stabbed in NYC
‘We can’t allow some hate to stop us,’ Yosef tells JTA on same Diamond District street where he was assaulted, stressing message that ‘we need more mitzvahs and light in the world’
By Joseph Strauss
Sacha Baron Cohen discusses the film 'Ali G: Who Iz I?' at The 92nd Street Y in New York on October 21, 2026. (Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)
October 23, 2026, 10:52 am
Sacha Baron Cohen: Backlash to new Ali G film part of trend to silence Jews
British Jewish actor and comic says he’s ‘not surprised prominent Jews are being targeted’ amid calls to boycott his movie over iconic character’s appropriation of Black culture
By ToI Staff
Rivka Neriya-Ben Shahar. (Courtesy)
October 23, 2026, 8:52 am
After years studying Haredi Jews, Israeli researcher feels at home amid the Amish
Rivka Neriya-Ben Shahar, an Orthodox Jewish woman from Jerusalem, makes regular trips to Pennsylvania to study parallels and divergences between the two highly traditional societies
By Michele Chabin
US Senate candidates Democrat Abdul El-Sayed, left, and Republican Mike Rogers shake hands after the debate on October 21, 2026, at WXYZ Channel 7 in Southfield, Mich. (Robin Buckson/Detroit News via AP, Pool)
October 22, 2026, 1:20 pm
In final Michigan Senate debate, GOP’s Rogers says Jewish voters ‘afraid’ of El-Sayed
Trump-backed candidate claims progressive Democrat’s ‘vitriol’ is making state’s Jews wary of wearing Star of David in public
By Andrew Lapin
Autumn foliage frame banners on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh campus in Pittsburgh, November 10, 2025. (Gene J. Puskar/AP)
October 22, 2026, 1:04 pm
U of Pittsburgh now says some Jewish students were interviewed for antisemitism report
After working group publishes recommendations without citing any interviews with campus Jews, school claims it spoke with some but offers no details; claim immediately disputed
By Andrew Lapin
US Senate candidate Democrat Abdul El-Sayed speaks during the debate at WXYZ Channel 7 in Southfield, Michigan, on October 21, 2026. (Robin Buckson/Detroit News via AP)
October 22, 2026, 8:12 am
El-Sayed, Israel-critical Michigan Senate candidate, hires Jewish liaison
Veteran political consultant Lenore Goldman part of new push to swing undecided Jewish voters amid tight race with Republican rival; outreach activists focusing on rights concerns
By Andrew Lapin
Students march and wave Palestinian flags during an anti-Israel inter-university march in London on the second anniversary of the Hamas onslaught that sparked the war in Gaza, October 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
October 21, 2026, 8:52 pm
Review finds nearly 3 in 5 Jewish students in England report antisemitism
Government accepts 27 recommendations to strengthen student protection, teacher training and schools’ responses to anti-Jewish prejudice
By Zev Stub
Dustin Hoffman (left) joins Israeli singer Ester Rada for Israel’s national anthem, “Hatikvah,” at a special evening of solidarity with Israel at UCLA in Los Angeles, October 21, 2026. (Screenshot/ @erevtov2/Israelim via X)
October 21, 2026, 1:01 pm
Hollywood stars gather at UCLA for celebration of Jewish ties to Israel
Dustin Hoffman, Gene Simmons and others join sold-out ‘Letters, Light and Love’ event; former hostage Eliya Cohen and wife Ziv Aboud receive standing ovation
By ryan torok
Bagels & Co. in Fresh Meadows, Queens, New York, seen in a Google Street View image. (Screen capture: Google Maps)
October 21, 2026, 10:23 am
NYC man already charged with manslaughter now indicted for hate crime at kosher bagel shop
Prosecutors say Dawood Faisal targeted Jewish-owned Queens business displaying Israeli flags; husband of slain Cara Trager raises questions about possible antisemitic motive in fatal crash
By ToI Staff and Luke Tress
Illustrative: A woman straightens the ribbon on a wreath at the foot of the statue of Ukrainian nationalist leader Roman Shukhevych in the western town of. Bilogorshcha on January 10, 2010. (AFP PHOTO/YURIY DYACHYSHYN)
October 21, 2026, 6:49 am
Edmonton ex-journalist admits to vandalizing monuments of Ukrainian Nazi collaborators
Duncan Kinney pleads guilty to spray-painting bust of Roman Shukhevych and SS Galizien memorial, then asked the bust’s owners to comment for a news story
By Debby Waldman
The stories of Jewish cowboys, or gauchos, like J. Sandler (inset, in a photo take in 1909) are preserved at the Museo Villa Dominguez in Argentina's Entre Ríos province, in an undated photo. (Alicia Segal, courtesy of AMIA; Museo Villa Dominguez)
October 20, 2026, 9:54 pm
Museum for Argentine Jewish ranchers stays open despite leadership feud
Convoluted hybrid arrangement between local government and Jewish community created tension when images of water damage to complex spread online, led to municipal director quitting
By Juan Melamed
Footage posted to social media by Jewish volunteer security organization Shomrim showing an assault on Jewish women in Stamford Hill, north London, October 20, 2026. (Screenshot/Shomrim via X)
October 20, 2026, 8:55 pm
At least three Jewish women attacked in north London in alleged hate crime
Suspect arrested after being detained by Jewish security volunteers who quickly arrived on scene; victims, including mother with baby, believe they were assaulted due to their faith
By Zev Stub
Torcida, Hajduk Split supporters set off pyrotechnic fires during the UEFA Conference League 2026/27 League Phase MD1 match between HNK Hajduk Split and AFC Ajax at Stadion Poljud on October 15, 2026 in Split, Croatia. (Photo: Ivana Ivanovic/PIXSELL/Sipa USA)
October 20, 2026, 7:07 pm
Watchdog slams death threats to Croatian journalists who reported on pro-Nazi chants
Soccer fans have labeled reporters ‘worms’ and ‘traitors’ for covering antisemitic march ahead of game; banner posted on social media depicts journalists hanging from a tree
By AFP
Thousands of members of the Hajduk’s Torcida fan club march toward the stadium ahead of the Conference League soccer match between Hajduk Split and Ajax in Split, Croatia, October 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Ante Cizmic)
October 20, 2026, 3:52 pm
23 people charged over antisemitic, pro-Nazi chants ahead of Croatia soccer match
Ultranationalist fans of Hajduk Split chanted ‘Crush the Jews’ and ‘Rise up Adolf’ ahead of game against Jewish-linked Dutch team last week; police searching for 15 of the suspects
By AFP
Footage posted to social media shows the vandalized "Ohalei Yaakov" synagogue in Paris, October 18, 2026. (Screenshots/social media: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
October 19, 2026, 5:23 pm
French rioters vandalize Paris synagogue, set Jewish-owned shops ablaze in Marseille
Jewish Community Protection Service says vandals broke into captal’s Ohalei Yaakov synagogue, Torah scrolls unharmed; group says no evidence Jewish businesses deliberately targeted
By Ilan Bloom
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