A farewell party for former Queen Beatrix scheduled on Yom Kippur was canceled due to the death of her son. The Dutch Royal House postponed the Sept. 14 gala until early next year, according to a report Thursday by the NRC Handelsblad daily. Prince Johan Friso, 44, died Aug. 12 as a result of injuries…
A Canadian rabbi and several Jewish philanthropists were among the parties honored by the British Royal House this month. Other Jews on the list of 1,180 royal honorees in honor of the Queen’s birthday are Tate Modern Museum Director Nicholas Serota; actress Claire Bloom; and Judy Ironside, founder of Britain’s Jewish Film Festival, London’s Jewish…
‘Bileam und der Engel’ by Gustav Jaeger, 1836 Each week The Arty Semite connects the Torah reading — however tenuously — with a classic work of rock and roll. In this week’s parsha, Balak, the king of Moab, having heard about Israel’s overwhelming military successes, is concerned for his people and his land. He hires…
Ali G is going to play Freddie Mercury, but he won’t appear as the “Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy” just yet. British funnyman Sacha Baron Cohen has been tapped to be the “Killer Queen” in an upcoming musical biopic of Queen’s late lead singer, but he has to finish a couple of other films before…
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