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Mel Gibson.

Trump taps Mel Gibson, actor-director with record of antisemitism, as ‘special ambassador’ to Hollywood

Gibson’s history includes a highly publicized drunken antisemitic rant in 2006.

By Andrew Lapin January 16, 2025 3:00 pm

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"Breaking Home Ties"

A lost film about Jewish immigrants on the Lower East Side returns to the big screen in NYC

Newly restored with a modern score, “Breaking Home Ties” screens as part of the New York Jewish Film Festival, which opens Thursday.

January 14, 2025 4:40 pm

An Israeli singer and AI entrepreneur dares to visualize peace in the Middle East — Taylor Swift included

Yoni Bloch’s video for “A Happy Ending” starts with the release of the hostages but does not end there.

January 14, 2025 9:03 am

Franz Kafka’s Hebrew writings are now on view in New York City

By Lisa Keys January 13, 2025 5:44 pm

A.J. Weberman, famous for picking through Bob Dylan’s trash, shares his thoughts on ‘A Complete Unknown’

By Jon Kalish January 9, 2025 1:40 pm

Ideas

The Borscht Belt hotels were cornerstones of Jewish family life that have no real replacement

By Sara Fredman Aeder January 7, 2025 11:00 am

Adrien Brody wins Golden Globe for portraying Holocaust survivor and architect in ‘The Brutalist’

By Ben Sales January 6, 2025 9:11 am

A chance meeting between Delia Ephron and Julianna Margulies begat a subtly Jewish Broadway play

By Sarah Rebell January 3, 2025 3:23 pm

Our 10 most-read Jewish news stories of 2024

By JTA Staff December 31, 2024 2:08 pm

A Strands shanda? NYT game misspells Hanukkah in Festival of Lights-themed puzzle

By Philissa Cramer December 30, 2024 8:30 am

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