Entertainment

April 10, 2025, 8:42 am

Long before he was Olaf, Josh Gad was a Jewish boy growing up in Florida, trying to use humour to make his mother smile again. The entertainer has recently released a memoir, In Gad We Trust, sharing the stories that shaped who he is today.

By Jessica Abelsohn

February 19, 2024, 5:57 pm

Meet the matchmaker

“They keep swiping until they find the perfect look. Nine out of 10 are not what they look like," says Jewish matchmaker Toby Lieder.

By Sharyn Kolieb

September 11, 2023, 6:53 am

Jewish-themed documentaries on your TV

This series, clocking in at six hours, is a detailed patchwork of archival footage cut with interviews with historians and survivors, all held together by Burns’ regular narrator Peter Coyote. It’s unmissable television at its very finest.

By Erin Rosenberg

Sammi Cohen (left) and Sunny Sandler on the set of You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah. Photo: Scott Yamano/Netflix

September 11, 2023, 6:42 am

The makings of an authentic Jewish film

"We really wanted to be careful and represent things authentically and check ourselves. So we had a lead rabbi that was consulting, and then a couple of other rabbis that we would send everything to."

By Lior Zaltzman

September 5, 2023, 7:08 am

Stamp of approval for Paddington

The release of the stamps coincides with the 80th anniversary year of the Kindertransport, the British scheme which saved the lives of more than 10,000 German and Austrian Jewish children fleeing Nazi persecution.

By AJN STAFF

Performers dance in the video for the song Omelette Bread in Netanya. Photo: screenshot from YouTube

August 15, 2023, 7:20 am

From sandwich shop to nationwide anthem

The kiosk's owner, Vicky Ezra – the man who, if the song is to be believed, "puts his love into the baguette" – wasn't always a sandwich connoisseur.

August 15, 2023, 7:16 am

Laughs but no clothes

The act, which lasted just under two minutes, elicited countless gasps and considerable applause from the panel of judges and the live audience.

August 10, 2023, 11:49 am

International talent to headline 75inConcert

The event, called 75inConcert, will celebrate and pay tribute to decades of involvement and commitment of the community leaders, as well as the anniversary of the establishment of the State of Israel.

By AJN STAFF

Jane Campion at the 2022 Oscars in Los Angeles.
Photo: Starstock | Dreamstime.com

August 8, 2023, 6:33 am

BDS movie claim false

The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel had claimed that Oscar-winner Jane Campion asked that her 1989 film Sweetie be withdrawn from the Jerusalem Film Festival, which was held from July 18 to 28.

By Bruce Hill

William Sharp and Oliver Cave as Simon and Garfunkel.

August 7, 2023, 7:12 am

From childhood to stardom

They had a troubled relationship and very public artistic disagreements before their break-up in 1970, but Simon and Garfunkel were about so much more than their differences, and their history goes way back to their primary school days. Jessica Abelsohn explores the duo's history and partnership.

By Jessica Abelsohn

August 1, 2023, 6:41 am

Understanding the other and sharing values

Disney should be applauded for embracing its responsibility to use the movie platform to educate for consent, but changing the lyrics of a key song is only the tip of the iceberg.

By Shula Lazar

Cindy Seni with fiance Eldad Cohen at the Kotel in Jerusalem.
Photo: supplied/via JTA

July 31, 2023, 6:55 am

Jewish Matchmaking star gets engaged

“Our first official date was at the Kotel at selichot,” Cindy explained, referring to late-night or early-morning prayers before the High Holy Days. “It’s just the most Jewish thing I can think of. It was really special.”

By Evelyn Frick

Writer/director/executive producer Greta Gerwig poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film Barbie, in London.
Photo: Scott Garfitt/Invision/AP

July 30, 2023, 5:20 pm

Barbie director wants you to feel like it’s Shabbat

Gerwig is winning acclaim for transforming Barbie from a stagnant symbol of capitalism and women's oppression into a canvas for exploring self-discovery, through an accidental jaunt from the toy world into the real one.

By PHILISSA CRAMER

July 30, 2023, 6:37 am

That Shabbat feeling

David Filmore describes Shabbat as the perfect day to separate oneself from the hassles of the regular week. But as a kid, he wanted to do more on Shabbat than sit in synagogue. He wanted to go on adventures. So, he wrote a book about how to embrace Shabbat and the adventurous spirit. Jessica Abelsohn spoke to the filmmaker and author about Shabbos Schmabbos?

By Jessica Abelsohn

Marin Hinkle as Rose Weissman. Photo: Amazon

July 25, 2023, 7:17 am

Raising Jewish children, on and off the screen

Marin Hinkle recently revealed what she loved (and hated) about the iconic Rose Weissman, and her very Jewish upcoming Hulu show, writes Lior Zaltzman.

By Lior Zaltzman

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