Lior Zaltzman

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Back in 1987, Mel Brooks gave us a pretty, pretty Jewish and supremely hilarious parody of “Star Wars” called “Spaceballs.”Now, another incredibly funny and oh-so-Jewish comedian is helming a “Spaceballs” sequel: actor Josh Gad, aka Olaf from “Frozen.” He co-wrote and will star in “Spaceballs 2,” coming out in theaters in 2027, and we are already counting down the days, especially thanks to this amazing teaser featuring Brooks himself:Gad was the one who pitched the sequel to Brooks.

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Judenraete. It’s a controversial term for those who know the story of the Holocaust. The word refers to Jewish councils of local leaders appointed at the request of the Nazis to liaison between the local Jews and the Nazi occupying forces, often at the detriment of their fellow Jews. After the war, many of those who survived were shunned by fellow Jews for helping lead them to the slaughter. What was it like to be a Jewish leader put in such an impossible position?

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The first trailer for Lena Dunham’s new show, “Too Much,” is out and it looks incredible. The show stars the brilliant Megan Stalter of “Hacks” as Jessica, an American expat who goes to work in London after a messy breakup. There, she meets Felix, played by Will Sharpe (“The White Lotus” and “A Real Pain”), who may or may not be her bashert.

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Judy Heumann, the “Jewish mother of the disability movement,” passed away in 2023. Now she’s the topic of a new Apple Original Films biopic, starring actress Ruth Madeley as Heumann and Mark Ruffalo as former Health, Education and Welfare secretary Joseph A. Califano Jr.“Being Heumann” will be directed by Siân Heder, the director behind the award-winning film “CODA,” which starred another history-making Jewish woman, Marlee Matlin.

1 week ago | kveller.com | Lior Zaltzman

It’s been 613 days since October 7. 613 days that the 56 hostages still in Gaza, alive and deceased, have been held in the dark, apart from their loved ones. It’s an incomprehensible number. And yet, in Judaism, it is also an auspicious number: 613 is the number of commandments, mitzvot, in the Torah.