Omri Givon and Reymonde Amsellem: The _Heeb_ Interview
Seven Minutes in Heaven, part drama, part thriller and part metaphysical mystery, tells the story of a woman one year after surviving a bus bombing, as she tries to put together the pieces of what happened that...
Got a Spare 12K for Sammy Davis, Jr’s Menorah?
So people are really shitting their pants over this one. It's a menorah acquired by Sammy Davis, Jr. (before he gave everyone the douchechills by visiting Nixon at the White House), that will be auctioned by t...
Samberg to Host VMAs
Jack Black and Michael Cera made this vid to announce the fact that "Music Issue" coverboy, Andy Samberg, is hosting the VMAs.Not exactly sure what the joke is here. Maybe it's a nod to the "Ga...
Bald Jew Sexually Harasses Toddler
No matter the search engine, I'm always amazed at the results I get from typing in a certain Yiddish word. ...
The New New Yiddishists
Vanity Fair might have thought it was cutting edge to identify a group of Jewish writers as being "the New Yiddishists." Well, if there's a question as to who has the cuttingest edge in the Jewish cul...
Danae Elon’s Circumcision Doc Wins Big at Tribeca
Israeli-born, New York-based filmmaker Danae Elon took home a top prize at the Tribeca Film Festival last night. Her documentary Partly Private won the award for Best Documentary in the New York Competition cat...
Israel Literally Wiped Off Map
Passengers flying to Israel on England's BMI Airlines were recently alarmed to find that that the land of milk and honey had disappeared from the in-flight map. Of course, BMI has a perfectly reasonable explana...
Natalie Portman Wants You Inside
Natalie Portman just launched a website MakingOf.com, which is designed to transport you to the world of a Hollywood insider: " all-access pass to learn from and interact with actors, directors, producers, writ...
_Vashti Bunyan: From Here to Before_: The _Heeb_ Review
The rediscovery of a long-forgotten artist is, by now, a well-worn narrative, but there is something vital and new about Vashti Bunyan: From Here to Before, directed by Kieran Evans. To be sure, the film would ...
David Wain: The _Heeb_ Interview
Text by Sam Smith David Wain, director of hit feature film, Role Models, began crafting his unique style of humor at New York University over 20 years ago, forming a college troupe consisting of classmates who ...
Israel Deputy Health Minister Shows Sensitivity: Re-names Illness After Nationality
Had Israeli Healh Ministry bigwig Yakov Litzman, had his way, Israel would have spent its 61st birthday free of swine flu. Litzman, from the hareidi United Torah Judaism party, declared that "swine flu,&qu...