Debra Messing, Emmanuelle Chriqui and Mayim Bialik Join New Web Series Showcasing Jewish Luminaries

Tel Aviv Institute co-founder Hen Mazzig has a new YouTube series launching April 2 touting an impressive cast. “And They’re Jewish” is an upcoming online series featuring 20-minute episodes highlighting prominent Jewish figures from across a number of industries. Among the expected interviewees is Debra Messing, Emmanuelle Chriqui and Mayim Bialik.

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David Schwimmer Urges Jewish Celebrities to End Their Silence on Antisemitism: “Stand Up”

David Schwimmer on Tuesday called on his fellow Jewish members of Hollywood to stand up against antisemitism. “Plenty of people I respect, even some of my heroes in entertainment, music and sports, have chosen to keep a low profile and sit this one out,” the Friends alum told the audience at the Anti-Defamation League’s annual Never Is Now antisemitism conference in New York. “So many have chosen not to say anything publicly at all. And if I can say something directly to them: I really wish you would.”

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Debra Messing, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Mayim Bialik to Headline New Digital Series ‘And They’re Jewish,’ Hosted by Influencer Hen Mazzig (EXCLUSIVE)

With antisemitism surging, Israeli influencer and author Hen Mazzig is launching a new online series “And They’re Jewish,” headlined by celebrities including Emmanuelle Chriqui, Debra Messing and Mayim Bialik.

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David Schwimmer Rallies Hollywood to Stand Against Jewish Hate: ‘Nobody’s Asking You to Solve the Conflict in the Middle East’

David Schwimmer addressed his Hollywood peers who are reluctant to get “political” in a rousing, impassioned speech at the Anti-Defamation League’s annual Never Is Now summit against antisemitism on Tuesday.

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It was a historic Jewish night at the Oscars. Why are so many Jews outraged?

The 97th Academy Awards was a banner night for Jews in Hollywood. Adrien Brody and Mikey Madison won the Oscars for best actor and best actress, the first time in decades that Jewish actors have swept that category; best supporting actor went to the co-star of a film about Jewish cousins who tour Majdanek; and The Brutalist, a film about a Holocaust survivor’s experience of antisemitism in America, won for cinematography and score.

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Video: A Former Israeli Hostage’s Gut-Wrenching Eulogy for His Wife and Kids, Murdered by Hamas

As we've repeatedly chronicled, the United Nations is a corrupt den of anti-Semitism and anti-Americanism, devoting hugely disproportionate resources to attacking, condemning and censuring the world's lone, tiny Jewish state.

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I promised him if I survived’: Released hostage fulfills oath to murdered friend with Torah dedication

"Ori Danino physically fought with the terrorists so that they would treat the hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin, whose hand was blown off during the kidnapping. Thanks to his struggle, the wound was closed. The terrorists were afraid of him," Eliyah Cohen recounted.

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