Ancient Words Unrolled: Israel Museum Displays Great Isaiah Scroll
Sharon Altshul
For nearly 2,200 years, it lay hidden in a cave above the Dead Sea.
Now, for the first time since 1968, the Great Isaiah...
The Real Holocaust History Behind ‘Papillon,’ the Oscar-Nominated Short
Andrew Silow-Carroll | JTA
At first glance, “Papillon” (Butterfly), the 15-minute Oscar-nominated animated short by veteran French filmmaker Florence Miailhe, may appear like a meditative...
Documentary About Jews Killed by Their Polish Neighbors After the Holocaust Could Be Banned...
Shira Li Bartov | JTA
A documentary about the murder of five Jews in a Polish town is being threatened with a ban in Poland...
Eli Sharabi’s ‘Hostage’ Memoir Named Jewish Book of the Year
Andrew Silow-Carroll | JTA
Eli Sharabi’s memoir “Hostage,” recounting his experience in Hamas captivity after the Oct. 7, 2023 attack, has been named Book of...
Israel’s Bobsled Team Is Chasing More Than Medals in Its First Olympic Outing in...
No matter what happens when Israel’s bobsled team hits the ice next week at the 2026 Winter Olympics, team captain Adam “AJ” Edelman has...
PEN America Withdraws Support for Israeli Comedian Facing Canceled Shows
One of America’s leading free-speech groups has withdrawn its support for an Israeli comedian after previously describing the threatened cancellation of his shows as...
Rising Jew-Hatred Makes Hungarian Skier Want to Represent Israel in ‘Even Better Light’ at...
Ben Baruch | JNS
Barnabás (Barni) and Noa Szollos, brother and sister and Team Israel’s representatives on the ski slopes for the 2026 Winter Olympics...
A Spring Preview of the Arts in Jewish Philadelphia
Snow remains on the ground, and the weather remains cold, but spring remains only weeks away, and plenty of arts events are happening in...
Judd Apatow Grew up Idolizing Mel Brooks. Now He’s Telling Brooks’ Story in an...
Stephen Silver | JTA
When Judd Apatow was growing up on Long Island, there was no debate about who ruled the comedy world.
“Nobody was funnier...
Timothée Chalamet and ‘Marty Supreme’ Net 9 Oscar Nominations for Jewish Sports Fable
Andrew Lapin | JTA
It was a “Supreme” Oscar-nominations morning for Timothée Chalamet and the heavily Jewish period sports comedy he stars in.
“Marty Supreme” picked...