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Amar'e Stoudemire showing one of the wines in his collection of Israeli kosher wines, in New York, Feb. 20, 2018. (Courtesy of Jewish National Fund-USA)
Six-time NBA All-Star Amar’e Stoudemire has launched a line of kosher-for-Passover Israeli wines.
Read More“The Devil’s Arithmetic” was a trailblazer, according to Norman H. Finkelstein, an author of nonfiction for older kids and two-time winner of the National Jewish Book award.
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Astronaut Jeffrey Hoffman signaling directions to a European Space Agency astronaut, December 1993. (NASA/Wikimedia Commons)
“Jews in Space: Members of the Tribe in Orbit,” named after a Mel Brooks gag, is an exhibit organized and on view at the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research and the Center for Jewish History
Read MoreTo celebrate International Women’s Day, Mattel released a “Sheroes” collection, featuring more than 15 doll versions of inspiring women, including model Ashley Graham, ballerina Misty Copeland and artist Frida Kahlo.
Read MoreDaniel Bruhl has been cast as a Nazi, or a civil servant under the Nazis, or a supervillain from a Nazi family, in at least five films.
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Israeli pop duo Static and Ben El performing at Hebrew University’s Givat Ram Campus in Jerusalem, Oct. 25, 2017. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
Since November 2015, Static & Ben El have released eight singles, all accompanied by music videos that have received tens of millions of views on YouTube, where they first became famous.
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Everyman Theatre Artistic Director Vincent M. Lancisi, on "Aubergine": "When people ask me what the play is about, I talk about it as a very funny and moving play about food, family and memory." (Photo by Clinton B Photography)
“Aubergine” is the story of an intergenerational Korean-American family struggling to connect across the emotional and cultural chasms over a home-cooked meal.
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Theodora Silverman: "'School of Rock' shares an amazing message with all people, especially kids. Believe in yourself and follow your dreams. Don't let anyone or anything discourage you." (Handout photo)
Based on the 2003 Jack Black film, “School of Rock: The Musical” is Andrew Lloyd Webber’s high-octane Broadway and West End hit about a wannabe rock star turned substitute teacher who transforms a class of prep school students into a mind-blowing rock band.
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Arthur Miller's tumultuous public and private lives are the subject of a new HBO documentary. (Arthur Miller Archive/Robert Miller/HBO)
“Arthur Miller: Writer,” a lovingly crafted documentary about the award-winning playwright set to air on HBO, doesn’t reveal a lot of new information.
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Itzhak Perlman, shown in a scene from the documentary "Itzhak," has endured hardships to become arguably the most famous violinist in the world. (Courtesy of Greenwich Entertainment)
Itzhak Perlman, 72, is the subject of a new documentary, “Itzhak,” which opens in New York March 9 and Los Angeles on March 16, with an expanded release in the coming weeks.
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