Marvel Superhero Creator Stan Lee Dies at 95
Lee was widely credited with adding a new layer of complexity and humanity to superheroes. His characters were not made of stone - even if they appeared to have been chiseled from granite
Jewish culture
Opinion The TV Series That Offers a Possible Solution to Israel’s Problems
'Autonomies,' an acclaimed dystopian drama about the formation of two entities – the Haredi Autonomy in Jerusalem and a secular State of Israel in Tel Aviv – shows how Israel’s various cultures could live better with each other separately
The Surprising Letter Tolstoy Wrote to Israeli Author Amos Oz
While he still awaits recognition from the Nobel committee, Amos Oz recently received another, unexpected literary honor
Film on Forgotten Holocaust Resistance Fighter Rocks Dutch Box Office
The highest grossing Dutch film of the year, 'The Resistance Banker,' highlights Walraven van Hal, who bankrolled the anti-Nazi resistance in Holland
Film on Nazi-turned-Austrian President Sheds Light on Rise of Far Right
Ruth Beckermann's 'The Waldheim Waltz,' Austria’s entry into the Oscars’ foreign film race, investigates the roots of far-right populist movements in Europe
Marilyn Monroe's Jewish Prayer Book Goes Up for Auction
Monroe converted to Judaism in 1956 prior to her marriage to Jewish-American writer Arthur Miller. The prayer book was previously put up for auction in 2017 and went unsold
Drake Has His Own Brand of Jewishness
The Canadian rapper, who told Rolling Stone that he's 'proud to be Jewish' is a slippery enigma who changes roles and even accents from song to song, all the while keeping his place on top of the charts
Art Collection Containing Pieces Looted From Jews to Be Exhibited at the Israel Museum
The collection, which has been valued at over $1 billion, had been hidden away by the son of German art dealer Hildebrand Gurlitt and was discovered by chance in 2012
Opinion The Lie of Shiri Maimon: She Didn’t Win Over Broadway, Only Sara Netanyahu
The Israeli performer, who appeared before the prime minister and his wife in New York, is more court singer than star
Gal Gadot to Star in New Agatha Christie Film Adaptation
In 'Death On The Nile,' starring and directed by Kenneth Branagh, Gadot will play a wealthy heiress whose murder catalyzes the plot