Sundown: Israeli Actress in ‘Passion’ Prequel
Plus, Obama knows Judaism, Paul Simon’s Graceland turns 25, and more
May 30, 2012
Odeya Rush. (Wikia)
• The 15-year-old Israeli actress Odeya Rush a will play a young Mary in a prequel to The Passion of the Christ. [Ynet]
• Obama says he knows more about Judaism than any other president. [Haaretz]
• It’s me or the smartphone, Satmar rebbe says. [Yeshiva World]
• Israeli politicians like Benjamin Netanyahu and Tzipi Livni are increasingly turning to American Jews for political contributions. [Forward]
• Celebrating the 25th anniversary of Paul Simon’s Graceland, with Instagram. [Mashable]
• Israeli chess player Boris Gelfand lost to India’s Viswanathan Anand in the World Chess Championship. [JTA]
Stephanie Butnick is the founder of GOLDA, a Jewish lifestyle newsletter. She hosted the Tablet podcast Unorthodox, co-authored The Newish Jewish Encyclopedia: From Abraham to Zabar’s and Everything in Between, and worked as a writer and editor at Tablet.
