Shira Li Bartov

European countries increase security as Jews brace for antisemitism

October 10, 2023 at 5:41 p.m.

(JTA) As the bloody war in Israel and Gaza continues to escalate, many European Jews are bracing for reverberations far from the frontlines. Jewish communal officials in Europe anticipate that...

Porto’s Jewish community unveils memorial to Portuguese Inquisition victims

September 14, 2023 at 3:31 p.m.

(JTA) In this city on Portugal’s northwestern coast, a small Jewish community has dedicated years to identifying its predecessors who were killed or expelled in the Portuguese Inquisition of 1536...

How Adam Sandler’s ‘You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah’ drew on real-life Jewish celebrations

August 24, 2023 at 12:40 p.m.

To prepare for their role in creating Adam Sandler’s latest movie, crew members hit the Toronto bar and bat mitzvah circuit. Production designer Perry Blake and set decorator Julia Altschul,...

The Jewish story behind ‘Oppenheimer’ explained

July 20, 2023 at 12:45 p.m.

(JTA) Moviegoers are planning to fill theaters across the United States to see Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” biopic. Many hope it will answer a question that has long divided Americans and...

Jewish camp alums cheer ‘Theater Camp’ film

July 14, 2023 at 2:02 p.m.

(JTA) In January, 25 alumni of the Union for Reform Judaism’s Kutz Camp gathered on their former campus. Although the historic summer camp known for fostering Reform leadership and leaving...

"She was very gratified that Anne’s voice never died and still lives on through her words, but she also wanted people to have a richer and more contextual understanding of the slaughter of millions of people that was the Holocaust," writer Dina Kraft said.

‘My Friend Anne Frank’ tells how Anne’s best friend survived the Holocaust

June 28, 2023 at 9:34 a.m.

"She was very gratified that Anne’s voice never died and still lives on through her words, but she also wanted people to have a richer and more contextual understanding of...

Ice cream truck outside Auschwitz provokes criticism

May 16, 2023 at 4:42 p.m.

(JTA) Barely 200 yards from the former Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp, visitors can now purchase ice cream, prompting disgust from commemoration officials and local residents. Since early May, an ice cream...

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