http://jta.org/news/ en sfishkoff@jta.org Copyright 2009 2009-11-06T18:12:00-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2009/11/02/1008900/amid-criticism-other-israel-film-festival-showcases-israels-arabs Gil Shefler http://jta.org/news/article/2009/11/02/1008900/amid-criticism-other-israel-film-festival-showcases-israels-arabs#When:21:06:00Z 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. Frontpage Lead Image, Arts & Culture, Lead Headline 2009-11-02T21:06:00-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2009/10/27/1008748/leonard-nimoy-narrates-documentary-about-historic-synagogue http://jta.org/news/article/2009/10/27/1008748/leonard-nimoy-narrates-documentary-about-historic-synagogue#When:11:31:00Z Actor Leonard Nimoy narrates a new documentary about a historic synagogue designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Breaking News, Arts & Culture 2009-10-27T11:31:00-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2009/10/26/1008647/when-havdalah-haunts-halloween Edmon J. Rodman http://jta.org/news/article/2009/10/26/1008647/when-havdalah-haunts-halloween#When:18:25:00Z 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. Frontpage Lead Image, Arts & Culture, Sub Headline 2009-10-26T18:25:00-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2009/10/26/1008732/sniffing-underwear-and-other-high-jinks-in-satire-on-intermarriage Dan Goldberg http://jta.org/news/article/2009/10/26/1008732/sniffing-underwear-and-other-high-jinks-in-satire-on-intermarriage#When:15:48:00Z 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. Frontpage Sub Headline, Jewish Life, Arts & Culture, Lead Headline 2009-10-26T15:48:00-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2009/10/21/1008649/from-hell-to-hope-inside-berlins-postwar-jewish-dp-camps Toby Axelrod http://jta.org/news/article/2009/10/21/1008649/from-hell-to-hope-inside-berlins-postwar-jewish-dp-camps#When:19:10:00Z A new documentary film explores the Jewish DP camps after World War II. Frontpage Sub Headline, Jewish Life, Arts & Culture, Lead Headline 2009-10-21T19:10:00-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2009/10/19/1008582/maccabi-head-coach-ejected-from-knicks-game http://jta.org/news/article/2009/10/19/1008582/maccabi-head-coach-ejected-from-knicks-game#When:14:17:00Z 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. Breaking News, Arts & Culture 2009-10-19T14:17:00-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2009/10/18/1008552/israel-wants-kafka-manuscript-returned http://jta.org/news/article/2009/10/18/1008552/israel-wants-kafka-manuscript-returned#When:12:13:00Z Israel is demanding that Germany return the original manuscript of Franz Kafka's "The Trial." Breaking News, Arts & Culture 2009-10-18T12:13:00-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2009/10/15/1008534/us-appetite-for-israeli-food-grows Gil Shefler http://jta.org/news/article/2009/10/15/1008534/us-appetite-for-israeli-food-grows#When:19:17:00Z The apparent growing enthusiasm in the United States for Israeli food is not limited to hummus and falafel. Frontpage Sub Headline, Arts & Culture, Lead Headline, U.S. 2009-10-15T19:17:00-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2009/10/12/1008453/lebanon-latest-film-to-explore-israels-vietnam Dina Kraft http://jta.org/news/article/2009/10/12/1008453/lebanon-latest-film-to-explore-israels-vietnam#When:17:08:02Z 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. Frontpage Sub Headline, Arts & Culture, Lead Headline, Middle East 2009-10-12T17:08:02-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2009/10/06/1008336/jewish-american-heritage-month-project-hires-staff http://jta.org/news/article/2009/10/06/1008336/jewish-american-heritage-month-project-hires-staff#When:08:56:00Z The Jewish American Heritage Month project hired its first national coordinator. Breaking News, Arts & Culture 2009-10-06T08:56:00-05:00