famous jews

Paul Reubens, Jewish actor who played Pee-Wee Herman, dies at 70

Paul Reubens, the actor who played Pee-Wee Herman, died at 70 overnight after a years-long battle with cancer.

By REUTERS
31/07/2023

SAG strike puts its brash Jewish president, Fran Drescher, squarely in the spotlight

Drescher is hoping that the same chutzpah will translate into a better deal for actors who say they are not being fairly paid for work that streams online.

By JACKIE HAJDENBERG/JTA
19/07/2023

Journalist and scholar Aharon Ariel, veteran of the war of independence, died at 97

Aharon Ariel worked as a journalist whose assignments, according to his granddaughter, included the trial of Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann.

By ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL / JTA
19/07/2023

Is Barbie Jewish? The complex Jewish history of the doll, explained

Handler created Barbie in 1959, when many Jews were wrestling with the concept of assimilation.

By SHIRA LI BARTOV/JTA
10/07/2023

ChatGPT asked famous Israelis questions - here are their answers

On the occasion of the holiday, we asked Chat GPT to choose well-known personalities from a variety of categories and ask each of them questions.

All the Jewish MLB players to watch in 2023

Last year, 17 Jewish players appeared in a game — a likely record. This season, the number could be even higher.

By JACOB GURVIS/JTA
25/03/2023
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