Lior Zaltzman was the Forward’s Digital Fellow. Follow her on twitter @liorca.
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By Lior Zaltzman
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Culture 6 Unexpected Jewish Things About Alan Rickman
Let’s face it, there’s not much Jewish about Alan Rickman, the famed British who died of cancer on 14 January. He is well-known for playing our favorite villains, like Harry Potter’s Severus Snape and Die Hard’s Hans Gruber. But in reality, Rickman was mensch: married to the same woman for over 40 years, a close…
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Breaking News World’s Biggest Cartooning Festival Drops SodaStream as Sponsor
FIBD Angouleme, one of the world’s biggest and most prestigious comics festivals in the world, dropped Sodastream as their one of their 2016 sponsors. This is a win for BDS, who has for two years in a row (2014 and 2015), petitioned the the organization to drop the Sodastream sponsorship. Over 160 cartoonists have signed…
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The Schmooze Now You Can Netflix and Chill in Jerusalem
Good news Birthright goers! You will still be able to binge-watch your favorite shows in Israel. Netflix launched its services in Israel on Wednesday, according to “The Marker”. After years of the service being locked in the Holy Land, TV fans will now be able to watch their favorite shows the moment they become available…
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Opinion Israelis and Arabs Are Already Lovers — Kissing Video or No
Naftali Bennett, Israel’s education minister and the head of the Jewish Home Party, decided to ban Dorit Rabinyan’s book, “Borderlife,” from the literature curriculum in schools. The reason? The book depicts a love affair between a Palestinian and a Jew. This, of course, caused quite a backlash. People protested with angry social media posts, and…
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The Schmooze Jewish Cartoonist Boycotts Biggest Cartooning Award — And Wins
The most prestigious cartooning Festival of the world, FIBD in Angoulême, France is the subject of controversy this year, and not for the first time. It all started when the long list for Angoulême grand prix — the festival’s lifetime achievement award and the biggest honor it bestows on one candidate every year — was…
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Art Israeli Teens Honor Charlie Hebdo With Cartoons
These political cartoons made by Israeli teens offer an interesting insight into the issues that preoccupy Israeli youth today. The Jerusalem Press Club, in collaboration with the Israel Cartoon Museum, launched a competition titled titled “Cartoon, Criticism, Care.” In the wake of the Charlie Hebdo attack, the competition deals with the balance between freedom of…
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The Schmooze BREAKING: Bar Refaeli Is an Actual Pregnant Human Being
Bar Refaeli, beloved Israeli top-model and TV show host, announced on New Year’s Eve that she was expecting her first child with husband, businessman Adi Ezra, who she married in September of 2015. So what does Israel’s most beautiful woman look like pregnant? Well, luckily, you don’t have to wonder about that: there’s photographic evidence….
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Opinion VIDEO: Benjamin Netanyahu, Minister of Everything
In most countries that have a somewhat successful democratic regime, satirical shows can come and shed light on some of the country’s less democratic aspects. A fabulous new Israeli satire show premiered last week, “Tonight with Guri Alfi.” Hosted by famous Israeli comedian Guri Alfi, it looks like it’s trying to be an Israeli version…
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