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Amid criticism, film festival showcases Israel’s Arabs

Responding to critics, the organizers of the third annual Other Israel Film Festival in New York say the weeklong November event is a rebuttal to those who seek to protest Israel by boycotting or banning Israeli films. Read more »

Nimoy narrates film about historic synagogue

Actor Leonard Nimoy narrates a new documentary about a historic synagogue designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Read more »

When Havdalah haunts Halloween

JTA columnist Edmon Rodman suggests that this Saturday night is the perfect time to accentuate the distinction between Holy Shabbat time and the secular every day. Read more »

Sniffing underwear and other high jinks in satire on intermarriage

In a new Australian TV show that satirizes the dilemma of intermarriage, Jewish comedian John Safran walks into a Palestinian sperm bank and arouses himself on camera with the aid of Barack Obama’s book on race. Read more »

‘From Hell to Hope’: Inside Berlin’s postwar Jewish DP camps

A new documentary film explores the Jewish DP camps after World War II. Read more »

Maccabi coach ejected in N.Y., refuses to exit

The head coach of the Maccabi Tel Aviv basketball team refused to leave the court following his ejection from an exhibition game against the New York Knicks. Read more »

Israel wants Kafka manuscript returned

Israel is demanding that Germany return the original manuscript of Franz Kafka's "The Trial." Read more »

U.S. appetite for Israeli food grows

The apparent growing enthusiasm in the United States for Israeli food is not limited to hummus and falafel. Read more »

‘Lebanon’ latest film to explore Israel’s Vietnam

Three recent Israeli films on the Lebanon War are a reminder that its impact on Israeli society and those who fought in the war are still playing out 25 years later. Read more »

Heritage Month project hires first national coordinator

The Jewish American Heritage Month project hired its first national coordinator. Read more »

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