Jewish Telegraphic Agency

• TikTokker Chris CaresNone wants Jewish people to stop ‘gatekeeping’ all the good food January 23, 2025
  Chris Campbell has attracted legions of fans for his heartwarming videos about him trying — and loving — Jewish dishes. -- The post TikTokker Chris CaresNone wants Jewish people to stop ‘gatekeeping’ all the good food appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
  Joseph Strauss
• This Oscar-nominated documentary about demolitions in the West Bank has no US distributor — but is still coming to theaters January 23, 2025
  “No Other Land,” made by Israelis and Palestinians, has mobilized the film world post-Oct. 7. -- The post This Oscar-nominated documentary about demolitions in the West Bank has no US distributor — but is still coming to theaters appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
  Andrew Lapin
• Louisville Orchestra remembers its concertmaster with an opera he performed in a Nazi concentration camp January 23, 2025
  “Der Kaiser von Atlantis” was written in Theresienstadt by the Czech-Jewish composer Viktor Ullman, who was murdered. The teen violinist survived. -- The post Louisville Orchestra remembers its concertmaster with an opera he performed in a Nazi concentration camp appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
  Shira Li Bartov
• Elon Musk makes Holocaust jokes after Netanyahu defends him as ‘great friend of Israel’ January 23, 2025
  The ADL’s Jonathan Greenblatt blasted Musk’s Nazi jokes after remaining silent on his hand gesture. -- The post Elon Musk makes Holocaust jokes after Netanyahu defends him as ‘great friend of Israel’ appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
  Andrew Lapin
• Jewish postwar epic ‘The Brutalist’ picks up 10 Oscar nominations, with ‘A Complete Unknown’ close behind January 23, 2025
  A documentary about Israel’s military in the West Bank also picked up a nomination. -- The post Jewish postwar epic ‘The Brutalist’ picks up 10 Oscar nominations, with ‘A Complete Unknown’ close behind appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
  Andrew Lapin
• Alleged Nashville school shooter appears to have praised Hitler and shared neo-Nazi content January 23, 2025
  One student was killed in the shooting, which was partially livestreamed. -- The post Alleged Nashville school shooter appears to have praised Hitler and shared neo-Nazi content appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
  Philissa Cramer
• Nova massacre survivor Yuval Raphael to represent Israel in 2025 Eurovision music contest January 23, 2025
  Raphael got the nod after singing ABBA's "Dancing Queen," whose lyrics echo the Nova movement's refrain "We will dance again." -- The post Nova massacre survivor Yuval Raphael to represent Israel in 2025 Eurovision music contest appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
  Philissa Cramer
• The first-ever full-scale replica of Anne Frank’s secret annex opens in NYC January 22, 2025
  Unlike the original in Amsterdam, “Anne Frank: The Exhibition” contains relics of the teenaged diarist’s life. -- The post The first-ever full-scale replica of Anne Frank’s secret annex opens in NYC appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
  Jackie Hajdenberg
• An installation in Pennsylvania marks a milestone in the journey of Orthodox women rabbinic leaders January 22, 2025
  Rabbanit Leah Sarna, the first senior rabbinic leader of her Orthodox synagogue, creates another crack in a persistent glass ceiling. -- The post An installation in Pennsylvania marks a milestone in the journey of Orthodox women rabbinic leaders appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
  Rabba Sara Hurwitz
• Belgium’s railway should apologize but not pay for sending Jews to Nazi death camps, government panel concludes January 22, 2025
  One member of the commission, the son of Holocaust survivors, excoriated the conclusion. -- The post Belgium’s railway should apologize but not pay for sending Jews to Nazi death camps, government panel concludes appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
  Shira Li Bartov