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Israeli PG Ben Saraf declares for NBA draft

Projected first-round pick Ben Saraf of Israel announced Friday he is entering the 2025 NBA Draft.

By REUTERS
18/04/2025

Apartment hunting allows a couple to confront gap between dreams, reality

The film will resonate with young couples getting priced out of apartments in New York, San Francisco, Paris, London, and chic cities worldwide.

‘Shtisel’ star Sasson Gabay is happy to be back playing a complex haredi Orthodox Jew in ‘Kugel’

As a preview — a taste of the “burnt end” of the kugel, Nuhem might say — Gabay spoke with the New York Jewish Week about filming in Antwerp.

By GABE FRIEDMAN/JTA
16/04/2025

Lebanon bans Snow White because of Gal Gadot

Gadot's previous films, including Wonder Woman and Death on the Nile, were also banned in Lebanon.

45th Acco Festival kicks off with dynamic line-up of performances

Held in the historic alleys and courtyards of Old Acre, the festival offers a dynamic lineup of dozens of original productions.

'Holding Liat': Docaviv Film Festival to open with hostage documentary

The festival will include premiere screenings of over 100 documentary films from Israel and abroad, including 36 new Israeli films.

Mélanie Laurent to star in Fauda’s fifth season

Idan Amedi will be returning as a guest after he was wounded while fighting in Gaza.

A tribute to Israeli classics, 'Hacks' returns, and Jon Hamm gets in trouble

Israeli Movie Channel on Yes has a tribute to veteran movie producer Yitzhak Shani, screening several of his films in an all-day program.

Art and life intertwine at Epos film festival

The 16th edition of the film festival takes place from April 14-19 at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art and the Tel Aviv Cinematheque.

Hiking the Holy Land: Israel’s outdoors during Passover

There’s no better opportunity to head outdoors than Passover. After all, one of the defining qualities of our slavery in Egypt was our inability to take time for ourselves.

By SUSANNAH SCHILD
14/04/2025
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