Gabe Friedman
The Times of Israel
New York, NY, United States
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Ex-MLB star Strawberry, in new career as a preacher, to headline pro-Israel NY event
New York Mets icon will particapate in Thursday panel on support for Israel among non-Jews, which is organized by Jewish United Fund-USA → Read More
Former baseball star Darryl Strawberry is now an evangelical preacher focused on promoting Israel
The Mets legend, who turned to religion after a career plagued by drug abuse and scandal, is speaking at a Jewish National Fund-USA event. → Read More
Oscar Isaac plays a ‘Jewish Hamlet’ in a revival of Lorraine Hansberry’s second play
While some say the Black playwright veered out of her lane in penning the character, others - including Anne Kauffman, who's directing a just-opened run of the play - beg to differ → Read More
'Cocaine Bear' star Alden Ehrenreich got his big break after Steven Spielberg saw him at a bat mitzvah
The black comedy loosely based on a true story is the talk of Hollywood. → Read More
Golda Meir biopic skirts politics as current government faces growing scrutiny
Star Helen Mirren says legendary former PM 'would have been utterly horrified' at legal overhaul, calls it 'the rise of dictatorship' → Read More
Moses Elisaf, first Jewish mayor of a city in Greece, dies at 68
Elisaf was also the long-time leader of the Jewish community of Ioannina, once home to one of Greece's largest populations of Romaniote Jews → Read More
UK watchdog ends Labour Party monitoring, saying Keir Starmer has made progress combating antisemitism
Jeremy Corbyn will not be allowed to run for office under the Labour banner under Starmer's leadership. → Read More
NBA's Irving traded to Mavericks, whose Jewish owner criticized antisemitism scandal
Mark Cuban adds star guard to Dallas roster, despite speaking out against him last year for promoting a film replete with anti-Jewish tropes → Read More
19-year-old American seminary student among victims of deadly Jerusalem car crash
Adira Koffsky of Long Island was fatally struck by driver who lost control in rain storm, blocks away from where she was studying for a gap-year → Read More
19-year-old American seminary student killed in Jerusalem car accident
"Adira was one of the happiest, friendliest, and most creative individuals," said her Yeshiva University-affiliated high school. → Read More
Antony Blinken quotes from Jewish prayer during crucial Israel visit
He quoted from "Ma Tovu" at the start of a quick visit meant to help quell a month of violence that has peaked in recent days. → Read More
From Albright to Yehoshua: 18 notable Jews who died in 2022
These Jewish icons leave outsized legacies in politics, the arts, sports, and everything in between → Read More
From Patagonia to Paris, here are 10 Jewish destinations that JTA reporters visited in 2022
Our reporters traveled to places with growing and thriving Jewish communities as well as places where Jewish life is threatened. → Read More
As landmark Saul Bellow documentary premieres, a look back at his life
PBS debuts 'The Adventures of Saul Bellow,' first wide-release documentary on the Jewish Nobelist, filmed by Israeli director Asaf Galay and featuring Philip Roth's final interview → Read More
Volodymyr Zelensky named Time’s ‘person of the year’
Zelensky is only the third Jew to claim the honor in the magazine’s almost 100 years of awarding it. → Read More
Leonard Cohen's 1973 Yom Kippur War concerts to be dramatized in TV series by 'Shtisel' writer
The series, based on a 2022 book, will be filmed in Israel in 2024. → Read More
From Doja Cat to Mel Brooks: This year’s Jewish Grammy nominees
Newly announced candidates for 2023 awards include Jews from every genre, including pop, rap, rock, classical music and comedy → Read More
From Jack Antonoff to Doja Cat to Flora Purim, this year's Jewish Grammy nominees span every genre
Jews from across the rap, rock, classical, soundtrack and audiobook worlds are up for awards. → Read More
5 Jewish places that inspired Taffy Brodesser-Akner’s ‘Fleishman Is in Trouble’
From an Upper East Side synagogue to an iconic Jewish diner. → Read More
Five Jewish takeaways from the 2022 US midterm elections
A Jewish governor, abortion rights, AIPAC's deep pockets and the 2024 Republican presidential candidate: What do Tuesday's election results mean for American Jews? → Read More