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Tag: Cultural Event

0 Culture History

I planned the first Guinness record-breaking Shabbat dinner. I promise I’m not too bitter about being beaten.

Deborah Danan in JTA · 28 Nov

Deborah Danan recounts the experience of organizing the first Guinness World Record-breaking Shabbat dinner in Tel Aviv in 2014 and compares it to a recent record-breaking event in New York.

0 Politics Culture

Eurovision became a war zone. Here’s how

Israel: State of a Nation · 24 May

Eurovision, famous for its pop music spectacle, has increasingly become a stage for political messaging, as Daniel Rubenstein explores in relation to Israel.

0 Communities History

Major Jewish event returns to Ukraine, bringing hope amid ongoing war

Larry Luxner in JTA · 18 Jun 2024

Amid the ongoing war in Ukraine, a Limmud FSU weekend festival recently brought together 200 Ukrainian Jews in the relatively safe city of Uzhhorod for Jewish learning and culture, marking the first such event in Ukraine since the war began.

0 Antisemitism Television/Film

Canadian Jewish federation ‘dismayed’ by theater’s decision to postpone Jewish film festival over security fears

Andrew Lapin in JTA · 20 Mar 2024

The Playhouse Cinema in Hamilton, Ontario decided to postpone the Hamilton Jewish Film Festival citing security concerns amidst the sensitive backdrop of the Israel-Hamas war.

0 Culture Communities

There’s a word missing from ‘book week’

Keren David in Jewish Chronicle · 29 Feb 2024

The text discusses the renaming of London's overground trainlines with no Jewish references, critiques rebranding efforts like Haringey Council and financial advisers Aberdeen, and addresses the renaming of the 73-year-old Jewish Book Week to "Jewish Literary Foundation presents Book Week" aimed at showcasing cultural aspects beyond literature.

0 Communities Art

Notes From a Toronto Festival

Sarah Lazarovic in Tablet · 6 Sep 2012

The text briefly mentions a festival in Toronto but does not provide any specific details or information.