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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.

AUGUST 23, 2026|ByHANNAH BROWN

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

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.

AUGUST 17, 2026|ByREUTERS

From left: Jerusalem Film Festival artistic director Orr Sigoli, Jerusalem Film Festival director Roni Mahadav-Levin, Jerusalem Cinematheque executive board chairman Dani Mimran, Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion, and Ukrainian director Sergei Loznitsa.

Jerusalem Film Festival opens 43rd edition at Sultan's Pool with 6,000 guests

Ukrainian director Sergei Loznitsa, one of the most acclaimed filmmakers working today, was the festival’s guest of honor and received an award in recognition of his cinematic achievements.

JULY 9, 2026|ByHANNAH BROWN

EVGENIA DODINA in ‘Mama.’ She exemplifies the kind of woman who has made the devastating choice to leave her family behind so that she can support them.

Israeli actress Evgenia Dodina triumphs in Or Sinai's ‘Mama’ - review

Speaking in Polish rather than her native Russian, Dodina gives a memorable performance in "Mama" – one of her many unforgettable theatrical accomplishments.

JULY 7, 2026|ByHANNAH BROWN

Natalie Portman says rising antisemitism ‘painful,’ ‘frightening’

“This hatred must be combatted with boundless love for each other,” Portman said.

DECEMBER 5, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Natalie Portman attends the premiere of "Pachinko" at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles, California, US, March 16, 2022.

Shira Haas: Israeli star to make superhero waves with Marvel as Sabra

No. 46 on The Jerusalem Post's Top 50 Most Influential Jews of 2022: Israeli actress Shira Haas, the new Sabra at Marvel.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022ByDAVID BRINN

Left: Marvel superhero Sabra as she appears in the comics. RIGHT: Israeli actress Shira Haas

Jews in Bollywood: The Jewish actresses that shaped Indian cinema

New Delhi mural memorializes pioneering Baghdadi-Jewish film divas that helped shape the Bollywood film industry.

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022ByGIL ZOHAR

Meenakshi Lekhi (left) and Naor Gilon unveil the mural of Nadira at Connaught Place in New Delhi.

On Jewish hubris and Jewish pride - opinion

intermarriage is a phenomenon that is one painful by-product of Jewish integration into the broader, multi-cultural society that has surrounded us.

AUGUST 20, 2022ByROOKIE, HESHIE BILLET

AN IDF officer salutes, at Kibbutz Yad Mordechai, in front of a statue of Mordechai Anielewicz, commander of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising and the kibbutz’s old, destroyed water tower, as the nationwide siren to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day sounds, in 2011.

Olivia Newton-John passes away at 73 after fighting breast cancer

Newton-John was Jewish on her mother's side and is the granddaughter of Jewish Austrian Nobel Prize-winning physicist Max Born.

AUGUST 8, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Cast member Olivia Newton-John attends a 40th anniversary screening of "Grease" at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills, California, US, August 15, 2018.

Israeli billionaire’s daughter under fire for paying celebrities to speak about family purity

Many female celebrities shared their experiences on social media, stating their reasons for keeping family purity — while being paid to participate in the campaign.

JUNE 29, 2022ByZVIKA KLEIN