Jewish famous people

‘Curb Your Enthusiasm,’ TV’s Jewiest comedy, to end after upcoming 12th season

“I’ve had every ethnicity, every race, stop me on the street telling me how much they love the show,” actress Susie Essman said about the show.

 Larry David attends the "Curb Your Enthusiasm" Season 11 premiere at the Paramount Theatre in Los Angeles, Oct. 19, 2021.
Jun 10, 2023; San Francisco, California, USA; Chicago Cubs first baseman Matt Mervis (22) is congratulated by teammates after hitting a home run against the San Francisco Giants during the second inning at Oracle Park

Chicago Cubs slugger Matt Mervis sells Hebrew merch to ‘help grow’ baseball in Israel

THE REFILM Festival offers movie-goers an unusual chance to see restored vintage reels of film classics.

How Jewish comedy found religion, from Philip Roth to 'Broad City'

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Former NY lawmaker Sheldon Silver dies at 77


2022 Grammy Awards Jewish nominees: from hip hop to classical

The 2021 Grammy awards ceremony will take place on Jan. 31 in Los Angeles.

Drake performs during the iHeartRadio Music Festival at The T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, US September 23, 2016

Jewish gymnast celebrates 100th birthday, honored by Olympic Committee

Ágnes Keleti, a retired Hungarian-Israeli Olympic and world champion artistic gymnast and coach, is considered the all-time most decorated Jewish gymnast in the world.

AGNES KELETI receives the Israel Prize from Education Minister Naftali Bennett in Jerusalem

Those we lost in 2020: Remembering the family members

To honor the loss that defined this year, we’re departing from our usual end-of-year practice of highlighting only a few luminaries.

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Alex Bregman is baseball’s next Jewish star

Referring to the card collection of Jewish players, Jackie Bregman, his mother, said "I hope that one day he’s in that collection."

Houston Astros third baseman Alex Bregman (2) reacts after scoring a run against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the first inning in game seven of the 2017 World Series at Dodger Stadium.

Drake threw himself a bar mitzva-themed 31st birthday party

31, in case you didn’t realize, is the reverse of 13, the age in which boys become men according to Jewish law.

Drake performs during the iHeartRadio Music Festival at The T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, US September 23, 2016

Do you get the Seinfeld Jew joke?

The deeper meaning could be that if they were Jewish they would have found something to complain about.

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Jared Kushner’s family is a legend in this Belarus town

Trump’s election is especially celebrated because it adds Kushner, the president’s son-in-law and key advisor, to the city’s short list of international success stories.

White House senior advisor Jared Kushner (C) and Ivanka Trump (2R), the daughter of US President take part in a welcome ceremony upon the US President's arrival at Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv on May 22, 2017, as part of his first trip overseas

Aly Raisman is the most famous Jewish athlete, according to ESPN

Raisman will be 26 when the 2020 Olympics kick off in Tokyo, but she’s planning to compete again.

Aly Raisman

Getting a seat at the table

The Council of Young Jewish Presidents wants the next generation of philanthropists prepared for the job.

Former Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon speaks to Council of Young Jewish Presidents (Courtesy)

5 things to know about the man who helped get Comey fired

Rod Rosenstein rose to fame this week because of a strongly worded letter he wrote about the FBI Chief

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Craig David hits Israel

The R&B artist has taken Israel by storm, performing and sightseeing.

Craig David in Israel