The magical world of “Harry Potter” just got a Jew-y twist. Leigh Lahav, an artist who specializes in animations with a pop culture twist, has created the ultimate Hanukkah lesson — courtesy of the two Jewish witches in J.K. Rowling’s spin-off series “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.” The video, which features amazingly exact…
(JTA) — The first spin-off from the Harry Potter film series, “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,” is a thrilling and at times darkly sinister adventure. The movie, which launched a new five-film franchise with new characters, has already cast a spell over Potter fans, raking in a box office best $75 million in…
After the publication of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” almost a decade ago, fans were afraid the series had finally come to an end, and that soon it would disappear from the big screen, too. But “Harry Potter” has found the Resurrection Stone (perhaps for reasons magical and pecuniary), first with the opening of…
Harry Potter fans, gird your wands. During an interview with Radio Times Daniel Radcliffe admitted he wouldn’t rule out the possibility of reprising his role as the iconic wizard. “It would depend on the script,” he said. “The circumstances would have to be pretty extraordinary. But then I am sure Harrison Ford said that with…
The contentious relationship between Harry Potter and his often-terrifying potions teacher did not continue off-screen. Daniel Radcliffe, the Jewish actor who played your favorite boy wizard continues to speak openly about his sadness regarding the death of his former co-star Alan Rickman. Radcliffe spoke to at the world premiere of his new movie “Swiss Army…
Alan Rickman, a British actor who famously played the role of Professor Snape in the Harry Potter films and staged a play based on the life of slain pro-Palestinian activist Rachel Corrie, has died aged 69, his agent said on Thursday. With his aquiline features and cultured – if often menacing – English accent, he…
Last week, J.K. Rowling joined 150 British artists, actors and politicians in opposing a cultural boycott of Israel, published in The Guardian. The network, which calls itself Culture for Coexistence, argued that continued engagement with Israel is the only way to end the cycle of violence in the region.”Cultural engagement builds bridges, nurtures freedom and…
J.K. Rowling wants to Expelliarmus your cultural boycott! The “Harry Potter” author signed a letter in the Guardian today in support of cultural relations with Israel. She and her cosigners also announced the launch of “Culture for Coexistence – an independent UK network representing a cross-section from the cultural world.” The letter comes in response…
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