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Sarah Bernhardt captured by Felix Nadar, 1864 (Public domain)
October 1, 2019, 3:04 pm
How late-19th century actress Sarah Bernhardt pioneered celebrity as we know it
As highlighted in new book ‘The Drama of Celebrity,’ the French-Jewish actress inspired coverage from criticism to caricature, some of it racist, sexist and anti-Semitic
By Rich Tenorio
Actress and author Mayim Bialik in Los Angeles, May 23, 2017. (AP/Damian Dovarganes)
April 23, 2019, 4:59 am
Dances, jokes, matzah ball soup and goats: How celebrities celebrated Passover
Mayim Bialik, Zach Braff, Dianna Agron and other Hollywood Jews share their seders, preparations and off-beat celebrations on social media
By Josefin Dolsten
Amy Heckerling at the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival in New York City, April 18, 2016. (Mike Coppola/Gett/via JTA)
January 1, 2019, 5:36 am
‘Clueless’ creator on being Jewish and how men have it easier in Hollywood
Filmmaker Amy Heckerling has had a string of successes — and some failures — in her star-making career, working on films like ‘Fast Times at Ridgemont High,’ ‘Look Who’s Talking’
By Curt Schleier
Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre is shown during a halftime ceremony of an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys, in Green Bay, Wisconsin, October 16, 2016. (AP Photo/Matt Ludtke, File)
December 2, 2018, 8:05 pm
Brett Favre, others duped into recording anti-Semitic messages
Quarterback, actor Andy Dick, and rapper Soulja Boy say white supremacists tricked them into endorsing anti-Jewish conspiracy theories using new app
By JTA
Escape artist Harry Houdini is shown before being lowered in a packing crate into the ice-covered Detroit River in 1907. (AP Photo)
June 22, 2018, 2:07 am
How Harry Houdini stayed chained to his roots as a rabbi’s son
A Maryland exhibit opening June 24 highlights the life and mysterious death of the world famous escape artist, born in Hungary as Erik Weisz
By Rich Tenorio
Zach Braff stars in the new ABC sitcom 'Alex, Inc.' (ABC/Tony Rivetti/via JTA)
March 28, 2018, 12:14 pm
Zach Braff is happy he’s back on TV. ‘Scrubs’ fans should be, too
On the new primetime sitcom ‘Alex, Inc.,’ the star brings back the funny with a character based on the real-life Jewish podcast pioneer who founded Gimlet Media
By Curt Schleier
Sammy Davis Jr. shortly before his death in 1989. (Alan Light)
February 22, 2018, 2:18 am
Sammy Davis Jr. charms the world again in new documentary, ‘I Gotta Be Me’
The success of a film on the most famous one-eyed, African-American Jewish singer ever to have lived, surprises even its director, Sam Pollard
By Rich Tenorio
Hugh Grant (CC BY-SA 3.0, Kurt Kulac, Wikimedia Commons)
January 25, 2018, 6:49 pm
Celebrities: US cuts to UN refugee agency a ‘lethal attack’ on Palestinians
Hugh Grant, Viggo Mortensen among signatories to letter slamming Trump’s decision to freeze UNRWA funds over PA’s refusal of peace talks
By AP
Hanukkah on social media. (Times of Israel collage)
December 14, 2017, 12:53 am
Social media lights up with celebs’ Hanukkah hashtags
Don’t say the Chosen People don’t get their share of love: Influencers from all circles take to Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube to wish all a happy Festival of Lights
By Tracy Frydberg
US comedian Jerry Lewis introducing himself to the studio audience at the start of the 34th annual Jerry Lewis Telethon to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association in Hollywood, September 5, 1999. (AFP/LUCY NICHOLSON)
August 21, 2017, 7:41 am
Stars pay tribute to late comedy icon Jerry Lewis
Celebrities say farewell to the figure whose career as an entertainer and charity-raiser spanned over 50 years
By AFP
Martin Landau, left, and Eva Marie Saint, who were fellow cast members in Alfred Hitchcock's 1959 film "North by Northwest," pose together at the premiere of the film "The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus" at AFI Fest 2009 in Los Angeles, November 2, 2009. (AP/Chris Pizzello)
July 17, 2017, 9:23 am
Oscar-winning actor Martin Landau dies at 89
Jewish celebrity gained fame for his role as master of disguise in the 1960s TV series ‘Mission: Impossible’
By AP
Off-screen, Liev Schreiber has trained as a boxer for 18 years. (Sarah Shatz/Courtesy of IFC Films/via JTA)
May 5, 2017, 6:25 pm
How his Jewish grandpa inspired Liev Schreiber
Classically trained star says he dreams about his ancestor as he plays a palooka who gets his shot at a title in new film ‘Chuck,’ opening Friday in the US
By Curt Schleier
Madonna performs in Tel Aviv during her Sticky and Sweet Tour in September 2009. (Amir Meiri/Flash90)
March 13, 2017, 2:35 pm
Madonna channels beauty, beast in fierce Purim costume
Superstar dresses up for Jewish holiday, shares photo of self as Disney characters on Instagram
By TOI staff
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