Jewish Celebrity

Michelle Trachtenberg, Jewish ‘Gossip Girl’ and ‘Buffy’ star, dies at 39

Michelle Trachtenberg was discovered Wednesday in a Manhattan apartment complex.

By BEN SALES/JTA
26/02/2025
(Al Pereira/Getty Images)

The Jewish community shouldn't sing Peter Yarrow’s songs - and here's why

Peter Yarrow was convicted, served time in jail, received a presidential pardon and explicitly acknowledged and apologized, albeit weakly, for his actions.

By MARY ZAMORE/JTA
07/02/2025

Famed Jewish record producer Richard Perry dies at 82

Colleagues memorialize one of the main movers of the Los Angeles music and film celebrity world in the 1970s.

Rob Schneider is trending online: Is he Jewish?

Schneider has recently found himself in the headlines, not for his comedic work, but due to a highly publicized conflict with his daughter.

American Jewish teen Claire Weinstein wins silver medal in 4×200-meter freestyle relay

Weinstein, 17, swam the first leg of the US team’s relay, helping the group take second place with a time of 7:40.86, more than two seconds behind first-place Australia.

By JACOB GURVIS/JTA
02/08/2024

Jewish Australian paddler Jessica Fox wins second career Olympic gold medal

Jessica Fox’s Jewish mother and coach, Myriam Fox-Jerusalmi, was a bronze medalist in the event for France at the 1996 Olympics after not placing in 1992.

By JACOB GURVIS/JTA
30/07/2024

British-Jewish author Neil Gaiman accused of sexual assault

Gaiman strongly denies these accusations, and says the claims are related to the two women's regret over the relationship.

Robert Towne, Oscar-winning screenwriter of ‘Chinatown,’ dies at 89

In 1997, Towne received the Screen Laurel Award, the Writers Guild of America’s highest award for screenwriting.

By DENNIS MCLELLAN
04/07/2024
Ziggy Marley

Bob Marley’s grandson satisfies his soul at his bar mitzvah

Abraham Marley's mother, Orly Agai Marley, is Israeli, of Iranian-Jewish descent.

Legendary footballer, David Beckham is eligible for Israeli citizenship

Beckham, whose maternal grandfather was Jewish, is eligible for Israeli citizenship due to 'The Law of Return'.

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