Articles from Shira Li Bartov

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A view of the Douro River in Porto, Portugal. (Photo/JTA-Shira Li Bartov)

World

The new Jews of Porto: How the Portuguese city built a Jewish community from scratch

by Shira Li Bartov December 20, 2023

Oz Ben David (right) wears a shirt that translates to "I am a hummussexual." He and Jalil Dabrit opened Kanaan in 2015. (Photo/JTA-Elisabeth Patrikiou)

Oct. 7 nearly derailed Berlin’s famous Israeli-Palestinian restaurant. But it’s back in business.

by Shira Li Bartov November 22, 2023

Israeli flags wave at a solidarity rally for Israel in Cologne, Germany, Nov. 5, 2023. (Photo/JTA-Christoph Reichwein-picture alliance via Getty Images)

News

As Europe’s Jews see a new era of antisemitism, governments struggle over how to respond

by Shira Li Bartov November 14, 2023

Darla Contois (left) as Esther Rosenblum and Lisa Edelstein as Golda Rosenblum in "Little Bird." (Photo/JTA-Courtesy of Steve Ackerman)

TV

In PBS series ‘Little Bird,’ a Jewish woman uncovers her traumatic Indigenous past

by Shira Li Bartov October 24, 2023October 25, 2023

Two Israeli women arrive in Lisbon, Portugal, Feb. 15, 2016. (Photo/JTA-Cnaan Liphshiz)

World

More than 20,000 Israelis sought Portuguese nationality last year

by Shira Li Bartov September 1, 2023September 3, 2023

four young boys smile and greet each other with Israeli flags in the background

World

Camp Ramah returns to Ukraine after a war-induced exile — now with a bomb shelter

by Shira Li Bartov August 8, 2023

Jim Caviezel (right) stars in "Sound of Freedom," a surprise summer blockbuster that plays into antisemitism QAnon conspiracies.

Film

Surprise blockbuster ‘Sound of Freedom’ echoes antisemitic QAnon conspiracies

by Shira Li Bartov July 21, 2023July 21, 2023

Ruth Handler holds a Barbie that was created for the doll's 40th anniversary in 1999. (Photo/JTA-Jeff Christensen-Getty Images)

Film

Is Barbie Jewish? The complex Jewish history of the doll, explained.

by Shira Li Bartov July 10, 2023July 10, 2023

Alex Borstein, left, and Rachel Brosnahan in a scene from Season 3 of "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel." (Photo/Amazon Studios)

As ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ ends, will its Jewish legacy be more than a punchline?

by Shira Li Bartov May 31, 2023

Matthew Woody as Feivel in the Children’s Theatre Company production of "An American Tail: The Musical" in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo/Glen Stubbe Photography)

‘An American Tail,’ the classic animated film about Russian-Jewish mice who immigrate to America, is now a musical

by Shira Li Bartov May 24, 2023May 25, 2023