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0 Culture Politics

Cultural boycotts of Israel just reached peak absurdity

A.J. Goldmann in Forward · 13 Jun

Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid's exclusion from FID Marseille highlights the ongoing controversy surrounding cultural boycotts of Israel.

0 Politics Art

This Israeli filmmaker harshly criticizes his country. Pro-Palestinian activists boycotted him anyway.

Andrew Lapin in JTA · 10 Jun

Nadav Lapid, an acclaimed Israeli filmmaker known for his critical stance on Israeli society, faced a boycott from pro-Palestinian activists despite his opposition to the Israeli government.

0 Culture Antisemitism

Ye concerts scrapped in Poland, Switzerland as backlash over antisemitic remarks continues

Grace Gilson in JTA · 20 Apr

Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, is facing significant backlash as international concerts in Poland and Switzerland have been canceled due to his past antisemitic remarks.

0 Art History

The Jewish Women Who Pioneered Photography as Art

Jessica Kasmer-Jacobs in Hadassah · 8 Jan

The exhibition "2020: A Lens of Her Own" at the ANU-Museum of the Jewish People in Tel Aviv highlights the significant contributions of Jewish women photographers from the early to mid-20th century, restoring their status as pioneers in the art of photography.

0 Antisemitism Communities

Nanny on trial for allegedly poisoning Jewish family in France ‘because they have money’

Grace Gilson in Forward · 11 Dec 2025

The trial of Lela Y., an Algerian nanny accused of poisoning a Jewish family in France, highlights ongoing concerns about antisemitism in the country.

0 Politics Jewish Law

Will the next pope be good for the Jews?

Mira Fox in Forward · 22 Apr 2025

In the wake of Pope Francis's passing, speculation about his successor's influence on Jewish-Catholic relations is rife.

0 Television/Film Culture

This French Jewish ‘Inglourious Basterds’ Actor to Star in ‘Fauda’ Season 5

Lior Zaltzman in Kveller · 22 Apr 2025

Mélanie Laurent, a celebrated French Jewish actress known for her role in Quentin Tarantino's "Inglourious Basterds," joins the cast of "Fauda" for its upcoming fifth season.

0 Television/Film Holocaust

The real Jewish history behind Netflix’s ‘Transatlantic’ and the WWII rescue mission that inspired it

Shira Li Bartov in Forward · 5 Apr 2023

Netflix's "Transatlantic," created by Anna Winger, dramatizes the life-saving efforts of Varian Fry, an American journalist who orchestrated the rescue of over 2,000 Jewish and anti-Nazi refugees in Vichy France during WWII.

0 History Holocaust

Dara Horn in Tablet · 17 Jan 2012

Dara Horn explores the legacy of Varian Fry, an American who risked his life to rescue over 2,000 European artists and intellectuals from the Holocaust.