2023 has been a year marked by the loss of several influential Jewish figures.

In 2023, Jewish communal mourning was marked by the passing of influential figures such as tennis player Dick Savitt, composer Burt Bacharach, and actor Richard Belzer.

This article highlights how Jewish celebrities celebrated Hanukkah this year.

Fran Drescher, the current president of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG), has announced an impending strike by SAG-AFTRA.

Amelia Dimoldenberg and Andrew Garfield had a viral red-carpet moment at the Golden Globes, sparking excitement among fans who call it the "Jewish celebrity shidduch" they've been waiting for.

Burt Reynolds, the iconic actor known for his roles in 70s films like The Longest Yard and Smokey and the Bandit, passed away at 82.

In "Jewhooing the Sixties: American Celebrity and Jewish Identity," the author David E. Kaufman examines the intersection of Jewish identity and celebrity through profiles of Sandy Koufax, Lenny Bruce, Bob Dylan, and Barbra Streisand in the 1960s.

The text discusses the idea of Jewish celebrities reclaiming their birth names as a way to celebrate their Jewish heritage and combat past anti-Semitism.