Caleb Guedes-Reed
By Caleb Guedes-Reed
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Fast Forward Mexican couple hosted a Nazi-themed wedding — their second ceremony on Hitler’s anniversary
The bride donned a swastika on her white dress and the groom wore an SS uniform.
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Fast Forward HBO to produce comedy series about Hasidic rapper Nissim Black
The show will tell the story of his days in a Seattle gang to a devout Orthodox family man — and hip hop star.
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Fast Forward Netflix to produce a ‘Jewish Matchmaking’ series
(JTA) — Matchmaker, matchmaker — are you going on Netflix? The streaming giant announced a new “Jewish Matchmaking” series on Thursday, modeled after its hit “Indian Matchmaking.” Details are scant, and there is no premiere date, but Netflix’s companion site Tudum says it will feature “singles in the US and Israel as they turn their…
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Fast Forward Israel is the 9th happiest country in the world, UN nonprofit says
(JTA) — Israel is the ninth happiest country in the world, according to the World Happiness Report, a project of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Solutions Network. Israel has moved slowly up the rankings in recent years, going from No. 14 in 2020 to No. 11 in 2021. The Report, which is celebrating its 10th…
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Fast Forward Keira Knightley to voice German-Jewish painter Charlotte Salomon, who died in Auschwitz, for animated film
(JTA) — Keira Knightley is lending her voice to an animated film on the story of Charlotte Salomon, a German-Jewish painter who produced hundreds of works in hiding during World War II before being deported to Auschwitz. “Charlotte,” set for release in theaters on April 22, follows Salomon from her early years growing up in…
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Fast Forward Henry Winkler to star in racy Israeli TV series
(JTA) — Jewish actor Henry Winkler will star in a new show on Israeli television in Hebrew and English that is being called a “U.S.-Israel crossover” series. In “Chansi,” the man who brought us beloved characters like Fonzie from “Happy Days” will play the father of a haredi Orthodox woman who leaves her community in…
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Fast Forward Montreal’s Holocaust Museum relocating to new $80 million site in historic Jewish quarter by 2025
(JTA) — The Montreal Holocaust Museum, which first opened its doors in 1979, will move into a new $80 million site in the city’s historic Jewish quarter in Plateau Mont-Royal by 2025. Lined with hip eateries and indie bookstores and bordered by the city’s Gay Village to the south and Little Italy to the north,…
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Fast Forward Kuwait bans ‘Death on the Nile’ after Gal Gadot backlash
(JTA) — Kuwait has banned the upcoming blockbuster film adaptation of Agatha Christie’s “Death on the Nile” because Israeli Gal Gadot stars in it. The Al-Qabas newspaper reported that the decision was made in response to complaints about Gadot on social media, and a spokesperson for the Gulf country’s information ministry confirmed the ban to…
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