Television

Not your average Jewish mother: Lisa Edelstein on Hollywood, identity, and ‘Long Story Short'

From playing numerous Jewish women on screen to painting her dearest memories with family, actress and artist Lisa Edelstein's work has been profoundly shaped by her Jewish identity.

WARM, FUNNY, THOUGHTFUL: Lisa Edelstein with her paintings.
Gal Gadot attends the Los Angeles premiere of Amazon MGM Studios' "The Runner" at Harmony Gold on August 27, 2026 in Los Angeles, California.

Gal Gadot and Jimmy Kimmel blow the shofar to celebrate Rosh Hashanah

(L-R): Ron Dermer, Yechiel Leiter, Danny Danon

No. 37: Ron Dermer, Yechiel Leiter, Danny Danon: Diplomats, power broker making Israel’s case

Lior Raz and Mélanie Laurent in season five of Fauda.

Fauda returns to Netflix with season shaped by October 7 massacre


Veteran Israeli theater, film actor Ilan Dar dies at 89

Dar was a fixture of Israeli theater, television, and cinema for decades, but his role in Krovim Krovim became one of the defining performances of his career.

Ilan Dar.

What to watch this week: Gal Gadot speeds through The Runner, Hearsay delivers gripping thriller

TV Time: A new Gal Gadot thriller, a chilling Israeli TV drama, and Hanoch Daum’s return headline this week’s entertainment picks.

‘THE RUNNER’ is just what the trailer promises, an action-packed thriller featuring Gal Gadot as Maia, a lawyer and single mother in London who has to save her son.

How Jewish immigrants invented American childhood through classic toys, comics, and media

Virtually every major American toy company at the turn of the 20th century, with a few exceptions, had been founded by first-generation Jews, who invented the material culture of American childhood.

A woman shops for toys at a store in Houston, Texas, on August 24, 2026.

What to watch in Israel this week: Classic action movies, and remembering Dolly Parton’s best roles

TV Time: This week’s picks include classic action, a psychological thriller, and some of Dolly Parton’s most memorable screen roles.

Second camera assistant Beth Horton marks another take as Dolly Parton is filmed in the Lifetime channel TV movie "The Blue Valley Songbird" in the Bethel Community of Maury County, Tennessee, US, July 28, 1999

Movement for Quality Government demands answers over Channel 14's Jerusalem relocation deadline

The Movement for Quality Government in Israel asks the Second Authority to clarify its plans after the extension allowing Channel 14 to delay moving its news operations expires at the end of August.

A large billboard sign channel 14 posted on a building in Jerusalem. August 14, 2023.

British-born Israeli actress Caroline Langford dies at 68 after battle with cancer

Born in London in 1958, Langford was the daughter of British television director Barry Langford and moved to Israel with her family when she was 14.

Caroline Langford.

What to watch in Israel this week: Lansky’s Zionism, E.T. on Disney+, and the James Bond curse

TV Time: A new KAN documentary explores Meyer Lansky’s criminal empire, Jewish identity, and surprising ties to Israel, alongside reviews of new streaming additions including E.T. and Ian Fleming.

JEWISH AMERICAN mobster Meyer Lansky in ‘Lansky – the Zionist Gangster.’

Despite boycotts and cancellation, Israeli entertainers stay proud of identity - from the editor

Amid boycotts and hostility abroad, Israeli artists unapologetically embrace their identities and continue performing on stage

Despite pushbacks and boycotts, Israeli entertainers, like comedian, Yohay Sponder continue performing.

American 'Heroes,' 'Nashville' actress Hayden Panettiere dies at 36

"She was an incredible light and a force of nature who brought immeasurable love and joy to all who knew her – and to the millions who watched her on screen," her representative told ABC News.

Hayden Panettiere poses at the 6th Annual Hollywood Style awards at the Armand Hammer museum in Los Angeles, California.

HBO Max to join Cellcom TV+, offering new shows as Israeli streaming competition grows

The summer promotion will make HBO Max hit TV shows available to new Cellcom TV+ subscribers for NIS 99 during the first three months.

HBO Max