Academy of Motion Pictures mum on how Jews fit into new inclusion standards
[ad_1] The organization that awards the Oscars has refused to comment on whether Jews can count as an underrepresented group under its new inclusion standards that aim to boost diversity in Hollywood. Jews have long had a significant presence in the American entertainment industry, but the new standards raise questions about on-screen representation and the […]
In northern Israel, massive 3,800-year-old monument stuns and stumps archaeologists
[ad_1] The round knoll of Tel Shimron rises majestically some 70 meters (230 feet) above the Jezreel Valley — but that wasn’t high enough for the rulers of the ancient acropolis during the Middle Bronze Age, who some 3,800 years ago built a massive monument covering nearly the entire top of the hill. Today, archaeologists […]