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It’s Oscar time — Jewi-ish films get nominations
Andrew Lapin, JTAFeb 01, 2024
The year’s biggest movie phenomenon was a one-two punch of blockbusters with Jewish roots — and they both came up big at the Oscar nominations. The Oscars will...
‘Sammy the Spider’ creator recognized in the Sydney Taylor Awards
Penny Schwartz, JTAJan 25, 2024
A lavishly illustrated children’s book about a Chinese Jewish family who celebrate both Rosh Hashanah and Lunar New Year is among the top winners of this year’s...
Tel Aviv street art reflects war
JTAJan 18, 2024
The horrors of war impacted the walls of Tel Aviv: creators started filling them with large artworks dedicated to the fallen, the taken and the heroes of Oct. 7 and...
‘One Life’ tells the story of the ‘British Schindler’
Jackie Hajdenberg, JTAJan 11, 2024
In a 1988 episode of the British television show “That’s Life,” British stockbroker Nicholas Winton was invited to sit in the audience as host Esther Rantzen...
The chilling ‘Zone of Interest’
Andrew Lapin, JTAJan 04, 2024
“The Zone of Interest” is not like other Holocaust movies. Directed by British Jewish filmmaker Jonathan Glazer, the film initially appears to follow an...
‘I stand with Israel’ cleats kick winning field goal
JTADec 14, 2023
A 3-0 score is extremely rare in the NFL. But when the Minnesota Vikings beat the Las Vegas Raiders Sunday night, Dec. 10, in the league’s lowest-scoring game since...
Inspired by the Abraham Accords, former NBAer wants to bring people together
JNSDec 14, 2023
Jews and Muslims have been coming together through the Abraham Accords in and around the Middle East. Now it’s time for the children of Abraham to suit up together on...
Happy Chanukah! IJN Doris Sky Chanukah Coloring Contest Winners 2023
IJN StaffDec 07, 2023
Winners of the 2023 Intermountain Jewish News Doris Sky Chanukah Coloring Contest are announced.
Beautifying a necessary evil
Larry HankinDec 07, 2023
In 2014, Elyasaf Miara, a teacher and education advisor living in Shokeda, a remote moshav in the Gaza Envelope, noticed how ugly those concrete boxes were, making them...
Jefferson’s Monticello’s Jewish owners
JTANov 30, 2023
As an early champion of religious freedom in the US, Thomas Jefferson’s regard for and relationship with Jews has been well documented. But the Jewish history of...
