Ikea Israel Sued for Erasing Women From Catalog
Furniture company's catalog published in Israel for ultra-Orthodox community deliberately left out women from pictures ■ 'This has potential to harm women,' center behind class action suit says
Jewish culture
Israeli Filmmaker Guy Nattiv's 'Skin' Wins Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film
'This film is about education,' Nattiv says, pointing to the kind of bigotry his grandparents experienced during the Holocaust
Israel Allows non-Orthodox Groups to Bid for Projects on Jewish Identity
Ministry confirms that bids for the project, aimed at helping Jews identify with the values of Shabbat, is open to Conservative and Reform groups as well
Stanley Donan, Director of 'Singin' in the Rain,' Dies at 94
The iconic filmmaker was known for his collaborations with Gene Kelly, Cary Grant, Frank Sinatra and Fred Astaire
'To Dust' Explores Jewish Loss, Mourning and the Search for Answers
In debut film from Shawn Snyder, Matthew Broderick and Son of Saul's Geza Rohrig delve into Jewish grief in all its facets
Billy Crystal Plays a Rabbi in Remarkably Jewish Indie Film
British-American journalist Emma Forrest's film debut 'Untogether' features a character inspired by several Los Angeles rabbis
What Is the Jewish Afterlife Like?
From dark netherworld populated by ghosts to reincarnation to multiple souls: The Jewish concept of the afterlife has been to hell and back.
'Russian Doll,' Netflix's Latest Hit, Is an Early Contender for Show of the Year
'Russian Doll,' Netflix's new series by Natasha Lyonne and Amy Poehler, starts off as a decidedly Jewish black comedy, before morphing into a surprisingly moving meditation on embracing death
Acclaimed New Film About Jewish Sex Therapist Dr. Ruth Could Be This Year’s ‘RBG’
Documentary ‘Ask Dr. Ruth,’ which just premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, is lauded by critics for its touching depiction of the 90-year-old Holocaust survivor’s amazing life story
Between Zionism and Hellenism: Amos Oz on the Meaning of Secular Judaism
Today marks 30 days since Amos Oz passed away. Haaretz is republishing here his text 'A full cart or an empty one,' an intellectual investigation of secular Jewish culture by one of Israel's greatest Hebrew writers
Shia LaBeouf Premiers Autobiographical Film, Written in Rehab and Directed by an Israeli
LaBeouf spent time writing the script for his semi-autobiographical 'Honey Boy' while he was being treated for substance abuse after a 2017 arrest ■ The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on Friday
The Star of David: More Than Just a Symbol of the Jewish People or Nazi Persecution
The Star of David associated today with Jews, the Holocaust and Israel has other cultural and religious underpinnings.
Israeli Director Nominated for Oscar: ‘As a Jew, I Don’t Feel as Safe in America as I Once Did’
Guy Nattiv tells Haaretz about the American neo-Nazi family and the Israeli racism that inspired his work
Were Your Family's Books Stolen by the Nazis? New Online Initiative Might Help You Find Them
The Nazis looted millions of books from Jewish families during the Holocaust. German libraries’ online databases are helping put the situation right
Nazi's Art Collection Funds Foundation for Jewish Women in Germany
Hilde Schramm, the daughter of Hitler's chief architect and Armaments Minister Albert Speer, came up with a plan to sell her father's paintings to fund Jewish women's creative projects in Germany
The Forward, 122-year-old U.S. Jewish Publication, Ends Its Print Edition
The Forward began publication in 1897 and will continue to exist online in English and Yiddish ■ 40 percent of staff laid off
Michael Chabon Adapting His Alternative History Setting the Jewish State in Alaska for TV
CBS Studios and Israeli Keshet Studios acquired the script developed by Chabon and Ayelet Waldman
Editorial The Time Has Come for Civil Marriage in Israel
Growing number of Israeli couples who avoid the rabbinical establishment need an alternative that would guarantee their basic rights
Can You Spot What Is Wrong With These Swimsuits?
“I was so taken aback. It was very stressful. The only thing you feel you have some power with is social media,” says Israeli swimwear designer who had an unpleasant surprise while browsing Macy’s website
Opinion Amos Oz, My Father, Left Us With Words That Can Still Change the World
Those who think that the hope for a better, different Israel died with Amos Oz did not really know him. His words were a kind of invention - so hope would not die
A Secular, Democratic Haven for Jews? What Early Zionist Figures Would Think of Israel Today
Has Israel become what Zionist thinkers Chaim Weizmann, Haim Nahman Bialik and Lea Goldberg envisioned?
Belgium's Flemish Region Bans Jewish and Muslim Methods of Ritual Animal Slaughter
Flemish Region passed the measure in July despite adamant objections by faith community leaders
In Photos Death Is a Job, and Someone's Got to Do It
An assignment to cover a funeral at a Hod Hasharon cemetery led photojournalist Assaf Friedman to undertake a series of images of people whose job it is prepare bodies for their final resting place
After 100 Years, Israel's Oldest Newspaper Turns to a New Audience
With a staff of six, some of them not even in Israel, the Hungarian-language newspaper Új Kelet is published every other month. After being bought by a vegan 'hipster', the veteran paper is turning to a younger, wider audience
It Takes a Lot to Render Simon Schama Speechless – but Netanyahu Managed It
In an interview with Haaretz, the acclaimed historian behind ‘The Story of the Jews’ explains why he considers it his duty to speak out on hot political subjects, whether that be Trump, Brexit or right-wing Israeli politicians
Frank Sinatra's Kippa Was Bought for $10,000. But Why Did the Famous Singer Even Have One?
The story behind Sinatra's hand-knit yarmulke was untold until now
The 11 Books I Wish I'd Read in 2018
Or, why new novels by Gary Shteyngart and Meg Wolitzer, and nonfiction books on the Mossad and the Kishinev pogrom, should make your end-of-year reading list
Leaders of 'Jewish Taliban' Sect Arrested in FBI-Interpol Operation in Mexico
Five leaders of the radical ultra-Orthodox Lev Tahor group have been nabbed; sect has faced allegations of kidnapping, child abuse and sexual abuse
Senior Rabbi Implores Family Not to Cremate Rona Ramon, Widow of First Israeli Astronaut
Ramon, who lost husband Ilan in the Columbia Space Shuttle disaster, asked to be cremated to spare her family another funeral ■ Rabbi tells family that when someone requests not to be buried 'they are not listened to'
The '90s Pop Star Who Left Sweden for Israel in Pursuit of a Less Stressful Life
Swedish pop sensation Army of Lovers scandalized sexual convention in the '90s. But one member of the band, now living in Tel Aviv, doesn’t miss stardom. He only wants to do yoga in the sun