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Andrew Garfield in "Tick, Tick ... BOOM!"
Posted inCulture

Steven Spielberg, Tracee Ellis Ross among Jewish Golden Globes nominees for 2022

by Emily Burack and JTA December 13, 2021

The Golden Globes won’t be televised, but there will be Jewish honorees — among them two directors at different stages of their directing careers. After numerous controversies have rattled the […]

Greg Joseph celebrates with his Minnesota Vikings teammates after kicking a game-winning field goal against the Green Bay Packers at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Nov. 21, 2021. (Photo/JTA-Adam Bettcher-Getty Images)
Posted inSports

Greg Joseph, the NFL’s only Jewish kicker, talks game-winning field goals — and his love for the Jewish community

by Emily Burack and JTA November 23, 2021
American-born Rabbi Meir Kahane, founder of the Jewish Defense League, in Jerusalem (Photo/JTA-David H. Wells-Corbis via Getty Images)
Posted inCulture

How Meir Kahane’s extremist ideas entered the Jewish mainstream

by Emily Burack and JTA November 5, 2021
(From left) Ben Stiller, Christine Taylor, Diego Schwartzman and Eugenia De Martino at the U.S. Open in New York. (Photo/JTA via @eugedemartino on Instagram)
Posted inSports

At the US Open, Diego Schwartzman wins during a flood storm — then meets his fan Ben Stiller

by Emily Burack and JTA September 2, 2021September 2, 2021
Israel's Iyad Shalabi (center) won gold in the Men's 100m Backstroke - S1 Final at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. (Photo/JTA-John Walton-PA Images via Getty Images)
Posted inSports

Israeli-Arab swimmer wins gold at Tokyo Paralympics, makes history

by Emily Burack and JTA August 26, 2021
Ezra Frech competes in the men’s high jump T63 final at the World Para Athletics Championships, Nov. 11, 2019. (Photo/JTA-Moto Yoshimura-Getty Images)
Posted inUncategorized

11 Jewish Paralympics athletes to watch

by Emily Burack and JTA August 25, 2021
Female athlete raising her arms in victory
Posted inSports

Stanford alum wins beach volleyball Olympic gold in Tokyo

by Emily Burack and JTA August 6, 2021
Jessica Fox of Team Australia competes during the women’s kayak slalom semifinal at the Tokyo Olympics. (Photo/JTA-Adam Pretty-Getty Images)
Posted inSports

All the Jewish athletes who have won medals at the Tokyo Olympics

by Emily Burack and JTA July 29, 2021
The Japanese Emperor Naruhito, International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach and others stand for a moment of silence during the opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. (Photo/JTA-Martin Rickett-PA Images via Getty Images)
Posted inSports

For first time, Olympics opening ceremony honors Israeli athletes murdered in Munich

by Emily Burack and JTA July 23, 2021July 23, 2021
Jurnee Smollett in “Lovecraft Country.” (Photo/HBO)
Posted inTV & Film

2021 Emmys: All the Jewish nominees, from Jurnee Smollett to Michael Douglas

by Emily Burack and JTA July 13, 2021July 13, 2021

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