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Hillel Kornwasser: The New Jersey teenager who made a film about Oct. 7

“My mission is to try to understand what happened to you on Oct. 7… in the blink of an eye, it switched your reality from joy to horror. I dedicate this film to you. The true forces of resilience.”

By HOWARD BLAS
30/12/2024

New movie explores Beatie Deutsch's long journey as Israel's 'Marathon Mom'

Scenes of Deutsch running outside show the joy that the petite athlete takes in the sport and will likely inspire others to give it a try.

Hanukkah fun in Jerusalem: Activities for everyone for the Jewish festival of lights

A sneak peek at some of the fabulous family activities happening in Jerusalem this Hanukkah.

By RONIT ANSBACHER , JOANNA SHEBSON
23/12/2024

Israelis go to Sri Lanka to process trauma in ‘Arugam Bay’

The movie, which opened in theaters around Israel on Thursday, couldn’t be more relevant to the trauma so many young Israelis are trying to process right now.

Film in production about three hostages killed by the IDF in Gaza

The three were shot dead a little over a year ago after they emerged from a building where they had been hiding, waving a white flag and calling to the soldiers in Hebrew.

‘The Brutalist,’ the epic new movie getting Oscar buzz, is built from the stories of postwar Jews

The Hungarian Jewish designer Marcel Breuer, educated at the Bauhaus school, was forced to renounce his Judaism while he lived in Germany.

By ANDREW LAPIN/JTA
16/12/2024

Jerusalem highlights: December 6-12

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

Highlights of the Jerusalem Women’s Film Festival from heroines to humor

Jerusalem Women’s Film Festival showcases Israeli and global women’s stories this December.

Introducing Marissa Bode, the actor making ‘Wicked’ history

“I love seeing disabled characters be played authentically by real disabled people, because no one knows us better than us,” Bode told The Los Angeles Times.

By ASHLEY LEE
27/11/2024
 RAPHAEL SHORE

Who's afraid of the big bad Jew? Exploring the root of antisemitism

Rabbi Raphael Shore’s new book and film address the root causes of antisemitism.

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