The category was “A Star Is Born.” The answer: “April 30, 1985 in Rosh Ha’Ayin, Israel gave us this wonder of a gal.” Walnut Creek attorney Jennifer Rosenberg hit her buzzer immediately. “Who is Gal Gadot?” she pronounced, winning her first $100 on “Jeopardy!,” the long-running game show where the answers are questions, and the…
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Israel Philharmonic to stream Hans Zimmer Hanukkah event
The Israel Philharmonic Foundation is streaming a pre-Hanukkah concert event featuring music by and an interview with Hans Zimmer, one of Hollywood’s most…
Israel
With Gantz and Netanyahu at odds, Israel on path to more elections
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz said Tuesday that his party will back a bill crafted by the opposition in parliament to dissolve the government,…
Bay Area
A Jewish doctor's tale of treating a Covid patient covered in Nazi tattoos
Dr. Taylor Nichols looked at the Covid-19 patient in front of him who was struggling to breathe. As he made preparations to provide emergency medical…
Bay Area
From music to cooking, pandemic hobbies uncork creativity
Micah Bloom’s summer plans weren’t supposed to go off the rails. The 20-year-old was all set for a cool internship at a Tel Aviv real estate office…
World
Report: 22% of hate crimes in Europe in 2019 were against Jews
Antisemitic incidents accounted for 22 percent of hate crimes recorded last year in the pan-European region, though Jews comprise less than 1 percent of…
Analysis
Will Trump leave Biden a war? The Iran assassination, explained.
The simmering fear among Middle East watchers that President Donald Trump might attack Iran in the waning days of his presidency was inflamed on Friday…
Profile
Jewish astronaut Jessica Meir wants to be the first woman on the moon
Since astronaut Jessica Meir returned to Earth in April from the International Space Station, she — like all of us — has spent a lot of time indoors and…
Northern California
In Sacramento, Proud Boys take to the streets, and they’re angry
Members and allies of the far-right group the Proud Boys, some wearing bulletproof vests and armed with knives, marched through the streets of Sacramento…