Acclaimed Mosaic and Mixed-Media Artist Isaiah Zagar Dies at 86
The Philadelphia native was the creator of the city’s famed Magic Gardens.
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Isaiah Zagar is shown at the HBO documentary screening of "In A Dream" at the Brooklyn Museum in 2009. (Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for HBO, via JTA)
The Philadelphia native was the creator of the city’s famed Magic Gardens.
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Bono: “As with Islamophobia, antisemitism must be countered every time we witness it. The rape, murder and abduction of Israelis on Oct. 7 was evil,” (Lionel Hahn/Getty Images, provided by JTA)
In an interview, frontman Bono denounced antisemitism and the Oct. 7 terrorist attack while slamming Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Dr. Osnat Steiman examines a patient in the geriatric ward of Ichilov Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center. (Photo by Larry Luxner via JTA)
Amid a doctor shortage, Israel is reaching out to physicians around the world.
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Frederick Wiseman is shown attending the 77th annual Cannes Film Festival in 2024. (Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images, provided by JTA)
The director of “City Hall,” “The Store” and dozens of other films fought antisemitism as a college student.
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Located in Madrid's "Golden Triangle of Art" district, the Reina Sofia is Spain's national museum of 20th-century art.
The visitors, one of whom was reportedly a Holocaust survivor, were called “murderers” and “genocidal maniacs” by Reina Sofia museum-goers.
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The Rev. Jesse Jackson poses in the Rainbow Push headquarters in Chicago in 2011. (John Gress/Corbis via Getty Images, provided by JTA)
Jackson’s use of an antisemitic slur, criticism of Israel and association with Louis Farrakhan created a chill that only partially thawed despite attempts at reconciliation
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Israel's Adam Edelman and Menachem Chen during the Men's 2-man Bobsleigh, Heat 1, at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy. (Andrew Milligan/PA Images via Getty Images, provided by JTA)
The Swiss national broadcaster, RTS, issued a statement about the footage, which it removed from its website, on Tuesday.
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Tamara Cohen, founder of the Mazál bagel restaurant in Madrid, immigrated from the United States through Spain's Sephardic ancestry law. (Shira Li Bartov via JTA)
Tamara Cohen found pieces of her Sephardic history in Madrid, but she also found a bagel desert. Until now.
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Bad Bunny performs during the Super Bowl LX Halftime Show at Levi's Stadium on Feb. 8 in Santa Clara, California.. (Eric Thayer / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images, provided by JTA)
The Puerto Rican artist’s unapologetic display of his culture and its place in shared society is inspirational, writes Jewish influencer Hen Mazzig.
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(L-R): AJ Edelman, Alex Edelman and Austin Edelman pose at the opening night of the new one man show “Alex Edelman Just for Us” at The Hudson Theatre on June 26, 2023 in New York City. (Bruce Glikas/WireImage via JTA)
With what’s been dubbed “Shul Runnings,” bobsled team founder AJ Edelman wants to redefine Israeli sports culture.
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Israelis stage a protest against the Netanyahu government at Habima Square in Tel Aviv on Feb. 8. (Yair Palti/Anadolu via Getty Images via JTA)
The official request triggered a backlash at a time when the Israeli leader is facing scrutiny over his willingness to accept responsibility for the attack.
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