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'From a shtetl to a diaspora’: After the fire, a Palisades synagogue forges through a year in exile

Louis Keene in Forward · 7 Jan

Kehillat Israel, a synagogue in Pacific Palisades, remains resilient one year after a devastating fire destroyed homes and dispersed its community.

0 Television/Film Culture

Jewish Director Rob Reiner Was the Definition of a Mensch

Lior Zaltzman in Kveller · 16 Dec 2025

Rob Reiner, the famed Jewish director known for seminal works like "Spinal Tap," "When Harry Met Sally," and "The Princess Bride," was tragically murdered alongside his wife Michele Singer Reiner.

0 Television/Film Culture

Rob Reiner, iconic Jewish director and actor, found dead with wife Michele in their home

Andrew Lapin in JTA · 15 Dec 2025

Hollywood is reeling from the shocking deaths of Rob Reiner, the acclaimed Jewish film director and actor, and his wife Michele Singer Reiner, found dead in their home with multiple stab wounds.

0 Television/Film Communities

Actor-Director Rob Reiner dies at 78

PJ Grisar in Forward · 15 Dec 2025

Rob Reiner, beloved actor-director known for film classics like "The Princess Bride" and "When Harry Met Sally," tragically passed away at 78 alongside his wife in an apparent homicide.

0 Antisemitism Politics

Next Time We’ll Come First,” Says AfD Leader

Moment in Moment · 28 Feb 2025

In the wake of Germany's national election results, the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, known for its extreme views, including antisemitism and Holocaust trivialization, has emerged as a significant political force, coming in second for the first time since World War II.

0 Television/Film Culture

In Netflix’s ‘Running Point,’ Max Greenfield Is the Nice Jewish Boy Who Just Might Get Kate Hudson to Convert

Lior Zaltzman in Kveller · 27 Feb 2025

Netflix's new comedy, "Running Point," features Max Greenfield as Lev Levenson, a quintessential Nice Jewish Boy engaged to Isla Gordon, played by Kate Hudson.

0 History Culture

The LA fires torched my grandfather Arnold Schoenberg's legacy — and the site of a rich Jewish emigre history

E. Randol Schoenberg in Forward · 21 Jan 2025

E. Randol Schoenberg reflects on the devastating impact of the Palisades fire that destroyed significant musical archives and personal possessions, including those tied to his grandfather, Arnold Schoenberg, a seminal Jewish composer who fled Nazi Germany for Los Angeles.

0 Communities Leadership

Female Rabbis Lead Pioneering Prayer Communities

Forward · 15 Dec 2014

In recent years, a new form of Jewish spiritual community has emerged, predominantly led by female rabbis.