Real Jewish hero, Liviu Librescu (August 18, 1930 -- April 16, 2007) was a Romanian-born Israeli professor, whose most recent position was Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics at Virginia Tech, Virginia, USA. His major research fields were aeroelasticity and unsteady aerodynamics. He...

Chutzpah, World's First Ever Jewish Hip Hop Supergroup, plays live after the LA premiere of their film "Chutzpah, This Is?" at the First Annual LA Jewish Film Festival - filmed at the Knitting Factory, April 5, 2006.

On April 25th, 2006, the staff of israelreporter.com discovered and posted a short audio clip of Holocaust survivors in the Bergen Belsen death camp singing the Hatikvah immediately after liberation on the 20th of April, 1945. The clips was posted to coincide with the observance of Holocaust...

Yentl is a play by Leah Napolin and Isaac Bashevis Singer. Based on Singer's short story "Yentl, the Yeshiva Boy," it centers on a young girl who defies tradition by discussing and debating Jewish law and theology with her rabbi father. When he dies, she cuts her hair, dresses as a man, and sets...

Winner of the Camera d’Or at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival - Poignant, often witty and exceedingly cinematic, JELLYFISH (MEDUZOT), tells the story of three very different Tel Aviv women whose intersecting stories weave an unlikely portrait of modern Israeli life. Batya, a catering waitress,...

THE TENANTS is based on the novel by Pulitzer Prize-Winning author Bernard Malamud, whose other adapted works into film include THE FIXER and THE NATURAL. A socio-political piece set in an abandoned New York apartment building in the early 1970s, It is the story of a Jewish novelist, Harry...

Rare audio recording of Jewish Al Jolson singing what became the national anthem of the modern State of Israel: "The Hatikvah" ("The Hope"). Here is some biographic info on this showbiz legend: Al Jolson (May 26, 1886 - October 23, 1950) was a highly acclaimed American singer, comedian and actor...

Writer/comedian/animal activist Elayne Boosler is known for her thoughtful and feisty political humor. In addition to her busy touring schedule, she recently moderated NOW’s Democratic presidential candidates debate in Washington, D.C. (NYTimes.com). Other recent hosting/headlining duties...