Jewish Celebrity

What Marc Maron’s comedy special taught me about laughter and Tisha B’Av

When we celebrate the genius of Jewish humor are we mocking those who suffered without its comforts?

By ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL / JTA
23/07/2023

‘And Just Like That…’ star Alexa Swinton is having her bat mitzvah in Israel

It’s Swinton’s first visit to Israel, where she has many relatives she has never met before.

By LIOR ZALTZMAN/JTA
01/07/2023

Jason Schwartzman is a cantor and Carol Kane is his bat mitzvah student in comedy

Shooting for “Between the Temples,” a self-described “anxious comedy,” has already wrapped.

By GABE FRIEDMAN/JTA
11/05/2023

Judy Blume is having a moment. Here’s why Jewish women love her work.

Blume is having a moment with the recent release of a documentary about her life and career streaming on Amazon Prime titled “Judy Blume Forever” and a major on-screen movie adaptation.

By SARAH ROSEN/JTA
03/05/2023

‘Parade’ and ‘Leopoldstadt’ each nab 6 Tony nominations in a big year for Jewish Broadway

The Tonys will air on CBS and various Paramount-owned streaming services on June 11.

By ANDREW LAPIN/JTA
03/05/2023

'Parade' star Ben Platt wears Star of David necklace as part of Met Gala costume

This year’s event was a tribute to Karl Lagerfeld, the designer whose parents were Nazis and who led a fashion house, Chanel, that had its own Nazi past.

By PHILISSA CRAMER/JTA
03/05/2023
 Jerry Springer

Former US talk show host Jerry Springer dies at 79

Springer once said that he did not mind being referred to as the “grandfather of trash TV."

New exhibition: Golem

‘A Series Of Unfortunate Events’ author to write horror film based on the Golem of Prague

Daniel Handler, better known as "Lemony Snicket", tapped to write new horror film featuring the legendary Golem of Prague.

By JACKIE HAJDENBERG/JTA
22/04/2023
Julia Louis-Dreyfus emmy

Biden presents National Medal of Arts to Julia Louis-Dreyfus

The star-studded evening at the White House also included a joke from Biden about his own reelection campaign.

There’s a Grammy for Christian music. These musicians want Jewish music to get one, too.

Two musicians are proposing a "best Jewish music album" category be added to the Grammys.

By ANDREW ESENSTEN/JTA
24/02/2023
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