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Choreographer Adi Boutrous' new dance will premiere at the 2026 Israel Festival, July 28-August 20, 2026 (Ascaf)
July 5, 2026, 2:13 pm
Israel Festival to mark 65 years with aerial feats, hostage songs and art in wartime
Three-week festival, running July 28 to August 20, will feature music, dance, spoken word and theater created over recent years of war and recovery
By Jessica Steinberg
Marc Shaiman is the author of a new memoir, 'Never Mind the Happy: Showbiz Stories from a Sore Winner.' (Robert Trachtenberg via JTA)
February 21, 2026, 2:28 am
In new memoir, acclaimed ‘Hairspray’ composer tells a showbiz story shaped by Jewish humor
In ‘Never Mind the Happy,’ Tony winner and 7-time Oscar nominee Marc Shaiman recounts collaborations with Bette Midler and Rob Reiner, and the musical liberties he took at his bar mitzvah
By Stephen Silver
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February 12, 2026, 1:24 pm
4 Must-watch Israeli series now streaming on ChaiFlicks – 50% off!
From Fauda director’s newest series to Eli Cohen’s spy story, from supermarket comedy Checkout to Tel Aviv drama The Chef, here are the newest series on Jewish streamer ChaiFlicks.
By Anis Modi
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From the WebJanuary 21, 2026, 1:53 pm
Watch “The Chef” and other hit Israeli TV series on ChaiFlicks
From Fauda director’s newest series to supermarket comedy Checkout to Tel Aviv drama The Chef, here are the newest series on Jewish streamer ChaiFlicks – Now 50% off!
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January 20, 2026, 9:02 am
4 Must-watch Israeli series now streaming on ChaiFlicks – 50% off!
From Fauda director’s newest series to Eli Cohen’s spy story, from supermarket comedy Checkout to Tel Aviv drama The Chef, here are the newest series on Jewish streamer ChaiFlicks.
By Anis Modi
Muhammad Gazawi as Khaled in 'The Sea.' (Courtesy JCC Manhattan via JTA)
November 6, 2025, 5:34 pm
Controversial Israeli film ‘The Sea’ makes its North American premiere in NYC
The Arabic-language film, Israel’s Academy Award submission this year, has ignited criticism on the left and the right. On Thursday, it opens the Other Israel Film Festival in Manhattan
By Jackie Hajdenberg
Sami Zayn at WrestleMania Goes Hollywood at SoFi Stadium on April 1, 2023, in Inglewood, California. (Ronald Martinez/Getty Images/AFP)
May 23, 2025, 7:11 am
Antics or antisemitism? Pro wrestler Sami Zayn has Israeli WWE fans feeling betrayed
Some are demanding the pro-Palestinian wrestling star be disciplined for outspoken political social media posts, while admitting execs may be pleased with him stirring controversy
By Andrew Lapin
Ben Platt arrives at the Film Independent Spirit Awards on February 25, 2024, in Santa Monica, California (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
April 17, 2025, 2:09 pm
Backing fellow Jewish actress, Ben Platt says his identity ‘not defined’ by Israel
Responding to criticism of Hannah Einbinder for her comments against the Jewish state, Tony award winner Platt says ‘dogmatic’ conversations about Israel can ‘alienate’ Jews
By Grace Gilson
Rabbi Moses 'Mo' Zaltzman, played by actor Mark Feuerstein, in 'Guns & Moses.' (Courtesy)
March 16, 2025, 6:19 am
A gunslinging rabbi takes on an antisemitic whodunit in this thrilling Jewish Western
Screening March 16 at the Boca International Jewish Film Festival, ‘Guns & Moses’ targets all-too-real themes for US Jews while keeping audiences on the edge of their seats
By Rich Tenorio
David (Jesse Eisenberg) and Benji Kaplan (Kieran Culkin) take a train to Majdanek while on a tour of Poland in 'A Real Pain.' (Courtesy Searchlight Pictures via JTA)
November 6, 2024, 2:51 am
In ‘A Real Pain,’ Jesse Eisenberg connects on- and offscreen with his ancestors’ Poland
Now in theaters, the latest film from the Jewish writer, director and actor features a semi-autobiographical heritage tour full of pathos, banter and fast-paced humor
By Jackie Hajdenberg
Jerry Lewis looks through the camera during filming of 'The Day the Clown Cried,' on March 20, 1972, Paris, France. (AP Photo/Jean Jacques Levy)
August 28, 2024, 12:44 am
Jerry Lewis’s infamously bad Holocaust film is having a moment. But you can’t watch it
Archival material related to ‘The Day the Clown Cried,’ the unreleased movie that ended the Jewish funnyman’s career, is now available, with a possible reboot on the horizon
By Andrew Lapin
Brazilian television magnate and TV host Silvio Santos waves on 30 August, 2001, after being held hostage for seven hours in his home in Sao Paulo. (MAURICIO LIMA / AFP)
August 19, 2024, 4:10 pm
Brazilian Jewish entertainment legend Silvio Santos dies at 93
Santos owned the television network SBT and created several variety shows, becoming an icon in Brazil with a decades-long career
By DÉBORA ÁLVARES
Zach Zucker as "Jack Tucker" (Photo by Dylan Woodley, via Hey Alma)
August 10, 2024, 12:32 pm
The Jewish clown of a generation? Watch Zach Zucker aka ‘Jack Tucker’ and decide
On paper, Zucker performing as a cartoonishly dim-witted stand-up comedian should not be funny. But his shows are a comedic assault on the senses, and the buzz is growing
By EVELYN FRICK
Left to right: Avshalom Pollak as 'Y' in Nadav Lapid's film 'Ahed's Knee' (Kino Lorber/ via JTA); Natasha Lyonne in 'Russian Doll' (Courtesy of Netflix © 2022); Michael Banks in James Gray’s ‘Armageddon Time' (Courtesy of Anne Joyce/Focus Features)
December 25, 2022, 9:53 am
ToI culture critic’s top 10 moments of Jewish entertainment for 2022
It’s been a banner year for films, shows, and theatrical productions by Jews or about the Jewish experience. Here are the best from Jordan Hoffman
By Jordan Hoffman
Magic Kass Interior (courtesy Magic Kass)
August 5, 2022, 5:37 am
They’ve cracked it: Israeli wonderland Magic Kass draws thousands per day
Israeli development group behind nation’s largest indoor amusement park has big real estate plans for West Bank settlement’s industrial area
By Danielle Nagler
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