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Photographing Biblical Women
Israeli photographer Dikla Laor reimagines the woman of the Hebrew Bible, from Queen Esther to Moses’ sister Miriam, through lush painterly images set against the breathtaking landscapes of the Golan Heights.

Israeli photographer Dikla Laor reimagines the woman of the Hebrew Bible through lush painterly photos set against the breathtaking landscapes of the Golan Heights.
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State of the Arts
High-profile festivals and public venues like the Mahaneh Yehudah market have made Jerusalem a go-to place for Jewish art-lovers.

High-profile festivals and public venues like the Mahaneh Yehudah market have made Jerusalem a go-to place for Jewish art-lovers.

Over 5,000 hours of audiovisual material, from newsreels and home movies to blockbusters, have been digitized and are now available from the Israel Film Archive.

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‘Viral’ Documents the Rise in Worldwide Anti-Semitism

by Gerri Miller

In his latest documentary, filmmaker Andrew Goldberg spotlights the escalating outbreaks of anti-Semitism in the United States, England, Hungary and France.

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The PhotoHouse, Israeli Nostalgia on a Bookmark or Poster

by Esther Hecht

One of the largest private collections of vintage images of Israel is housed in a family-run small shop in Tel Aviv.

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‘Shtisel’ Actress Revisits the Hasidic World in ‘Unorthodox’

by Gerri Miller

Shira Haas brings the vulnerability and soulfulness seen in previous roles to her portrayal of a young Hasidic woman who leaves her community for a life in Berlin.

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Paula Kweskin Uses Storytelling to Give Voice to Women

by Renee Ghert-Zand | JTA

A human rights and international law attorney by training, Kweskin today heads a female-majority nonprofit media company, The 49%.

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Esther and Miriam Through a Camera Lens

by Leah F. Finkelshteyn

Dikla Laor creates visual midrash in 'Women of the Bible,' a series of theatrical photographs of biblical women set against the breathtaking landscapes of Israel's Golan Heights.

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‘The Plot Against America,’ Philip Roth’s Alternate History on HBO

by Gerri Miller

Philip Roth’s award-winning book, which imagines Nazi sympathizer Charles Lindbergh as President of the United States, has been made into a television series starring Winona Ryder.

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Kirk Douglas, Iconic Jewish Movie Star, Dies at 103

by Tom Tugend | JTA

Over a career that spanned 87 films, the blond, blue-eyed Douglas, dimpled chin thrust forward, was often cast as the toughest guy around, vanquishing hordes of Romans, Vikings

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