It was late April 2018, and the soul of the people of Israel was stretched to the breaking point. Actress Natalie Portman, long thought of by Jews as God’s emissary here on earth, was taking a vague and confusing stance on Israel that was probably well intended but felt like the snuffing out of 1,000…
Brace yourselves. Hollywood’s golden couple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are reportedly no more. The actress reportedly filed for divorce from Pitt, citing irreconcilable differences. According to TMZ, Jolie is asking for full physical custody of their six children, with Pitt getting visitation rights. In light of this Tinseltown bombshell (no, really, who thought Brangelina…
Jack Black doesn’t usually do Easter, but when he does, he does it with Brangelina. It may come as a surprise to some, but the Kung-Fu star and the singer of the best song in the world is pretty Jewish. Black’s mother was born Jewish, and his father converted to Judaism after they married. He…
(JTA) — Having fought Nazis in two blockbuster films set during World War II, Brad Pitt recently bought a toy that once belonged to the real-life bad guys. The three-time Oscar nominee purchased a rare 1942 motorbike used for Nazi reconnaissance missions for about $387,000, the Daily Mirror reported. The bike, which the Nazis rode…
Getty Images Shia LaBeouf is many things: the former child star of “Even Stevens;” a sometimes weird performance artist; that drunk guy who crashes a performance of “Cabaret” and gets arrested. But a Jew? No longer. According to Haaretz, the actor has converted to Christianity, with a little help from Brad Pitt. LaBeouf, currently starring…
After comedies and action heroes dominate theaters during the summer, fall is the great comeback season for movies. Here are eight Jewy films to look out for in the coming months: 1. My Old Lady (Sept. 10) Prolific writer Israel Horovitz (who happens to be the father of Beastie Boy Adam Horovitz) has written over…
If you were to judge only by what’s been said in the media firestorm it’s left in its wake, you might assume that the new Brad Pitt zombie extravaganza, “World War Z,” is so pro-Israel that by the time the credits roll, the audience members will be singing “Hatikva” just to inoculate themselves against the…
Justin Bieber’s about to fly high. According to the New York Post, Richard Branson, billionaire head of Virgin, has announced that the tween heartthrob, and his agent, Scooter Braun, were ready to launch aboard the Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo rocket plane, at $200,000 a ticket. Great to hear @justinbieber & @scooterbraun are latest @virgingalactic future astronauts….
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NPR Legal Correspondent Nina Totenberg in conversation with Editor-in-Chief Jodi Rudoren. To benefit the Forward.
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