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 Lena Dunham attends the 2022 Gotham Awards in Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S., November 28, 2022.

Jewish comedian Lena Dunham discovers her family’s Holocaust story on PBS’ ‘Finding Your Roots’

By JTA/Jacob Garvis
 Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Baseball - Men - Opening Round - Group B - Israel v South Korea - Yokohama Baseball Stadium, Yokohama, Japan - July 29, 2021.

All the Jewish MLB players to watch in 2024

By Jacob Gurvis/JTA
Robert Downey Jr, nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, for "Oppenheimer", attends the Nominees Luncheon for the 96th Oscars in Beverly Hills, California, U.S. February 12, 2024.

Not all heroes wear capes: Robert Downey Jr. commended for Jewish necklace

Josh Gad attends the European premiere of Frozen 2 in London, Britain, November 17, 2019.

Actor Josh Gad shares middle finger candle for people 'triggered' by Hanukkah

 Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger speaks during a ceremony unveiling a statue of former U.S. President Gerald Ford in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S. May 3, 2011.

Henry Kissinger, American diplomat and Nobel winner, dead at 100

By REUTERS
89th Academy Awards - Oscars Vanity Fair Party - Beverly Hills, California, US - 26/02/17 – Actress Ginnifer Goodwin

Famed actress Ginnifer Goodwin speaks on behalf of child hostages held by Hamas

 75th Golden Globe Awards – Arrivals – Beverly Hills, California, U.S., 07/01/2018 – Actress Debra Messing.

'March for Israel' rally to feature Debra Messing, Van Jones, families of kidnapped Israelis

 Henry Winkler poses for a photo with a few fans earlier this year in Rosemont, Illinois.

Nobody wears fame more comfortably than Henry Winkler

By CHRISTOPHER BORRELLI
Zoe Kravitz abd Channing Tatum

Mazel Tov! Zoe Kravitz and Channing Tatum engaged

Apr 23, 2023; New York, New York, USA; Comedian Pete Davidson during game four of the 2023 NBA playoffs at Madison Square Garden.

Pete Davidson reflects on Israel-Hamas war in somber opening of ‘Saturday Night Live’

By ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL / JTA
 Actor Gal Gadot arrives for the Ninth Breakthrough Prize Ceremony at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles, California, U.S., April 15, 2023.

Gal Gadot, celebrities worldwide condemn surprise attack on Israel

Sharon Osbourne speaks during 10th annual of "Classic Rock Roll of Honour" awards in Los Angeles, California

Sharon Osbourne: Roger Waters is always making jokes about Jews, comments about money

Soccer Football - Premier League - Arsenal v Nottingham Forest - Emirates Stadium, London, Britain - August 12, 2023 Nottingham Forest's Matt Turner applauds fans after the match

A chance discovery connected US soccer star Matt Turner to his Jewish roots

By Joseph D'Hippolito/JTA
Andy Samberg poses on the red carpet for the "Chip 'N Dale: Rescue Rangers" premiere in Hollywood, California, U.S., May 18, 2022.

Andy Samberg plays a famous Jewish WW2 photographer in upcoming biopic

By Jackie Hajdenberg/JTA
 Paul Reubens 'Pee-Wee Herman' arrives for the TV Land Awards 10th Anniversary at the Lexington Avenue Armory in New York April 14, 2012.

Paul Reubens, Jewish actor who played Pee-Wee Herman, dies at 70

By REUTERS
 Rachel Bloom at 37th College Television Awards.

Rachel Bloom’s one-woman musical comedy to open off-Broadway this fall

By LISA KEYS/JTA
Cast member Marc Maron poses at a premiere for the film "Respect" in Los Angeles, California, U.S., August 8, 2021.

What Marc Maron’s comedy special taught me about laughter and Tisha B’Av

By ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL / JTA
 THE STARS of ‘And Just Like That...’

‘And Just Like That…’ star Alexa Swinton is having her bat mitzvah in Israel

By LIOR ZALTZMAN/JTA