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Jewish actor Liev Schreiber will play Anne Frank’s father Otto in a new Disney+ limited series, the latest dramatization of the Frank family’s harrowing...

Aliyah.com

Koby Geduld clocks into work at 7 p.m. most nights. He’s a project coordinator for Tile, the San Mateo–based maker of Bluetooth-enabled tracking devices....

“Who Do You Think You Are?”

Movie star Gwyneth Paltrow has funded a sign chronicling the history of the Jews in her ancestors’ hometown in Poland.     The informational signboard—as...

Sent with Love

The United States Postal Service released a new series of Forever stamps Friday in honor of Shel Silverstein, the Jewish author and illustrator who...

High (Court) Art

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that heirs to a German Jewish art dealer could use the U.S. court system to reclaim a valuable painting...

Immigrants and Independence Days

It sure helps to be an immigrant when it comes to celebrating your country’s independence day. Immigrants, especially if they have come as adults,...

Gobsmacked and Gleeful

A few months ago, Israel was named the 9th Happiest Country in the World in a publication called “World’s Happiness Report,” a highly touted...

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Jlife Extra November 15, 2023

Join the 31st annual celebration of Hanukkah at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library & Museum, 18001 Yorba Linda Blvd, Yorba Linda, on Sunday, November...

Jlife Extra – Nov. 2, 2023

The timely topic of “Antisemitism, Israel & Politics of Resentment on Campus Today” will be the focus of a Community Scholar Program (CSP) online...

Orange County’s Jewish History – October 7

The rebirth of the Jewish state as covered in Orange County 75 years ago. AM YISRAEL CHAI Dalia Taft, archivist of the Orange County Jewish Historical...

News & Jews – Music Helps The Soul Blossom in Israel

By Tania Shalom Michaelian     A modern-day interpretation of an ancient harvesting ritual is coming to Northern Israel to serve as a connection to...