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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 648

CALEB GUEDES-REED

Clockwise from top right: Svika Pick, Peter Bogdanovich, Miriam Naor, Gerda Weissman Klein, James Caan, Bob Saget, Estelle Harris, A.B. Yehoshua. (Getty Images/Design by Grace Yage, via JTA)
December 31, 2022, 5:08 pm
From Albright to Yehoshua: 18 notable Jews who died in 2022
These Jewish icons leave outsized legacies in politics, the arts, sports, and everything in between
By CALEB GUEDES-REED and Gabe Friedman
In 2012, Nissim Ourfali became a household name across Brazil. (Screenshot from YouTube/Design by Mollie Suss/ JTA)
November 14, 2022, 1:16 am
10 years ago, a viral Brazilian bar mitzvah video turned club hit
Today, young people across Brazil recognize Nissim Ourfali, a Jewish boy who in 2012 became one of the country’s first memes and an inspiration to DJs countrywide
By CALEB GUEDES-REED
The moment a beer can is thrown at Jewish comedian Ariel Elias while she performs a set at Uncle Vinnies, Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey, October 9, 2022. (YouTube screenshot; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
October 25, 2022, 11:47 pm
Jewish comedian spins viral video into late-night debut
After standup comic Ariel Elias made waves for chugging beer thrown at her on stage, she makes debut TV appearance on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’
By CALEB GUEDES-REED
Shannon Sarna, author of 'Modern Jewish Comfort Food,' stands over a pot of chicken soup, one of the many comfort food recipes in her new book. (Doug Schneider/via JTA)
September 12, 2022, 2:26 am
Mac ‘n cheese kugel? ‘Modern Jewish Comfort Food’ gives classics a 21st-century spin
What happens when one gives traditional cuisine an uber-contemporary twist?
By CALEB GUEDES-REED
Jeremy Strong plays a Jewish father in 'Armageddon Time.' (Screenshot from YouTube)
September 8, 2022, 4:57 am
Star cast forms Jewish family in new film ‘Armageddon Time’
Anne Hathaway, Jeremy Strong, Anthony Hopkins feature in upcoming movie, already generating an Oscar buzz, about a Jewish immigrant who escaped the Holocaust
By CALEB GUEDES-REED
Jesse Eisenberg attends the LA Premiere of "Zombieland: Double Tap" in Los Angeles, October 10, 2019. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
August 19, 2022, 5:35 am
Jesse Eisenberg’s next film tracks 2 cousins exploring grandmother’s Holocaust story
He’ll direct and star alongside Kieran Culkin, exploring ‘historical trauma’ in a modern context; begins filming in March
By CALEB GUEDES-REED
Steve Carell plays a Jewish therapist named Alan Strauss in FX's new series 'The Patient.' (Screenshot from YouTube)
August 6, 2022, 3:11 am
‘The Patient’ creators defend casting Steve Carell as Jewish therapist
In latest ‘Jewface’ flare-up, Jewish writers of Hulu thriller say non-Jewish actor plays part ‘brilliantly’ in business where ‘people are pretending to be other people’
By CALEB GUEDES-REED and Gabe Friedman
Left to right, US president Joe Biden, President Isaac Herzog, singer Yuval Dayan and singer Ran Dankner during a ceremony at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, on July 14, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 15, 2022, 7:02 am
Israeli pop star shows fist-bumping Biden how to avoid physical contact
Religious singer declines to shake hand of president for reasons of modesty, leaving leader of the free world hanging amid his own half-hearted attempt to keep away from others
By CALEB GUEDES-REED
A plate of hummus at the Hummus Hagiva restaurant at the French Hill neighborhood in Jerusalem. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
July 8, 2022, 6:13 am
Hold your hummus: Global chickpea supply could drop 20% this year
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, weather and transportation issues are threatening global supply
By CALEB GUEDES-REED
Screen capture from video of British TV host Matt Lucas reading a page from Anne Frank's diary that describes his grandmother's cousin who lived with the Franks in 1942. (YouTube)
July 7, 2022, 2:36 pm
British TV cooking contest host discovers his family member lived with Anne Frank
BBC genealogy show probing history of ‘Great British Bake Off’ star Matt Lucas finds his grandmother’s cousin rented room in Frank home in Amsterdam, is mentioned in famous diary
By CALEB GUEDES-REED
Illustrative: Rescue personnel work in the rubble at the Champlain Towers South Condo, in Surfside, Florida, June 25, 2021. (Gerald Herbert/AP)
June 24, 2022, 7:41 pm
Judge okays $1.2 billion settlement for Surfside collapse victims
Families of those killed in civil disaster and former residents of Miami-area tower to divide money, as complicated negotiations wrap up day before first anniversary of tragedy
By CALEB GUEDES-REED
Left: Columbia University president Lee Bollinger speaks during a graduation ceremony in New York, May 17, 2017. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File); Harvard President Lawrence Bacow sitting for a photograph before joining a procession though Harvard Yard at the start of Harvard University commencement exercises, May 30, 2019, in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
June 19, 2022, 2:58 am
Two departing Ivy League presidents leave different legacies on Israel, antisemitism
Lawrence Bacow of Harvard and Lee Bollinger of Columbia prepare to step down in 2023, part of a sea change in schools at the center of nationwide campus debates on these two issues
By Andrew Lapin and CALEB GUEDES-REED
Adam Sandler attends the after party for the Netflix World Premiere of 'Hustle' at Baltaire on June 01, 2022 in Los Angeles, California (Phillip Faraone / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
June 8, 2022, 10:05 am
Adam Sandler’s production company making bat mitzvah-themed film
Unclear if the Hollywood star will take a role in movie version of ‘You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah,’ a 2005 young adult novel by Fiona Rosenbloom
By CALEB GUEDES-REED
Actors Michael Aloni and Yuval Scharf in 'The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem,' a historical series produced in Israel by Yes Studios. (Courtesy: Nati Levi)
May 21, 2022, 7:51 am
Israeli drama ‘Beauty Queen of Jerusalem’ makes Netflix debut
10 episode series follows a family of Spanish Sephardic Jews living in Jerusalem in the early 20th century, showcasing their Judeo-Spanish traditions
By CALEB GUEDES-REED and Gabe Friedman
Amar'e Stoudemire speaks in an Instagram video about his leaving the Brooklyn Nets, May 18, 2022. (Screenshot via JTA)
May 19, 2022, 9:09 pm
Amar’e Stoudemire drops Nets coaching gig to focus on Shabbat game
Former NBA star, now Orthodox Jew, reveals he told Nets coach Steve Nash he feels he is not able give his all to position because he doesn’t work on Saturdays
By Gabe Friedman and CALEB GUEDES-REED
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