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Holocaust Remembrance Day

My Holocaust Survivor Great-Grandmother Saw Her Story as a Triumph

On International Holocaust Day of Remembrance, I'm more proud than ever to be descended from this colorful woman who called Nazis "pigs" to their faces.

By Hannah Davis
Rivkah Reyes

18 Things to Know About Jewish Actor Rivkah Reyes

The "School of Rock" star got their nickname Reeba Deeba from co-star Jack Black.

By Evelyn Frick
Sam Morrison

Jewish Comedian Sam Morrison Finds a Funny Catharsis in Grieving Onstage

The self-described anxious asthmatic gay diabetic Jew chatted with Hey Alma about his Off-Broadway show "Sugar Daddy" and watching his own bris on VHS.

By Evelyn Frick
Naomi Salfati

For Mizrahi Artist Naomi Salfati, Hebrew Letters Are Spiritual

Hey Alma talked to Salfati about her art, Jewish identity and the most important things to look for in your birth chart.

By Lily Rose
Ariel Frenkel

Everything We Know About Jewish ‘Bachelor’ Contestant Ariel Frenkel

Based on the season preview, it seems like the 28-year-old marketing executive from New York City has a chance to win Zach Shallcross' heart!

By Evelyn Frick
Recipe Grandma

My Jewish Grandmother’s Recipe for a Long and Happy Life

Eat all the desserts you want. All the time.

By Maya Ergas Shwayder

TU BISHVAT

Tu Bishvat

22 Lowkey Ways to Celebrate Tu Bishvat

Just a list of easy fun things to do for the Jewish "new year of the trees."

By Jesse Plichta-Kellar
tobin mitnick

Tobin Mitnick Is a Jew Who Loves Trees

With over 112k followers on his TikTok account named JewsLoveTrees, Tobin releases several short videos each week giving fun facts about... yeah, trees.

By No’a L. bat Miri
MLK Tu Bishvat

Let’s Take a Cue from MLK and Radicalize Tu Bishvat

We must embrace the Jewish values, the radical values, of the sanctity of life and fight for it.

By Nylah Burton
x files kaddish

‘The X-Files’ Nailed Orthodox Jewish Representation Way Back in the ’90s

1997's "Kaddish" respectfully portrayed ultra-Orthodox Jews in a way most modern shows fail to do.

By Talia Blumofe
Invited to Life

In ‘Invited to Life,’ A Photographer Captures the Vibrant Present of Holocaust Survivors

B.A. Van Sise chatted with Hey Alma about carrying his subjects — all 140 of them — with him.

By Sara Beth Berman

18 THINGS

Michael Zegen

18 Things to Know About Michael Zegen

The Jewish "Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" actor almost auditioned for "Fifty Shades of Grey."

By Evelyn Frick

18 Things to Know About Jewish Comedian Chelsea Handler

The raunchy comedy queen behind Netflix's "Chelsea Handler: Revolution" was almost Miss New Jersey!

By Avital Dayanim
Julia Haart

18 Things to Know About Jewish Reality Star Julia Haart

The "My Unorthodox Life" star left her Haredi community when she was 43 years old.

By Evelyn Frick

    Meanwhile on the 'gram...

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image description: a tweet that reads, "today I did a random act of kindness and gave a chocolate babka I had in the car to someone in need / it was delicious" and a photo of a sliced chocolate babka covered in powdered sugar
    who else needs this crossover ASAP 🙋‍♀️ ( who else needs this crossover ASAP 🙋‍♀️ (@/CAdreamboy)⁠
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image description: a tweet that reads, "They would end him" and a photo of Ilana and Abbi beside a photo of Ghostface from the "Scream" franchise
    Babs reigns supreme 👸 (@/mrmarkodonovan)⁠ ⁠ Babs reigns supreme 👸 (@/mrmarkodonovan)⁠
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fun fact: Barbra Streisand actually won an Oscar for her film debut, Emmy for her first TV special and Grammy for her very first record! ⁠
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tap the link in bio for more on the Jewish icon who pretty much reinvented film stardom. ⁠
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image description: a tweet that reads, "Imagine getting an Emmy nomination for your first performance in a TV show and an Oscar nomination for your first lead performance in a film." and two screengrabs featuring Paul Mescal. another tweet responds to the first by simply posting a photo of Barbra Streisand staring directly into the camera. ⁠
    hope everyone's having a relaxing shabbos 💚 (rg hope everyone's having a relaxing shabbos 💚 (rg @tzofiarivka) ⁠
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image description: an ink illustration of a willow tree growing out of a torah scroll on a pale green background. hebrew text reads, "gut shabbat" underneath the tree's branches
    Another #HeyAlmaClassifieds success story? ⁠Yeah Another #HeyAlmaClassifieds success story? ⁠Yeah, we're that good ;-) ⁠
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Swipe to see the ad that started it all, then tap the link in bio to submit your own (and maybe find a new bestie to travel the 🌍️ with)! ⁠
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One of the joys of watching the Hey Alma community expand is seeing our readers connect with each other. We continue to take our matchmaking to the next level with Hey Alma Classifieds, an old-school way to make new connections. Whether you're in the market for a romantic partner, friends, or just someone with a dog you can pet, we're here to help you find what you're looking for. ⁠
    A shooting attack on a synagogue in the Jerusalem A shooting attack on a synagogue in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Neve Yaakov killed at least eight people on Friday, a day after an Israeli raid on a West Bank city ignited vows of retaliation by Palestinian militant groups.⁠
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The attack took place Friday evening as worshipers left Shabbat services. A gunman was killed in a shootout with police, Israeli officials said, identifying him as a resident of eastern Jerusalem who was not Israeli.⁠
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Our hearts go out to the victims and their families.⁠
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Tap the link in bio for more information and follow @jtanews for more updates.⁠
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Note: Because this topic can ignite incredibly heated comments and we are signing off for the weekend with no ability to moderate, we will be turning comments off for this post.⁠
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Image description: text reads, "Our hearts go out to the victims of the Neve Yaakov shooting and their families" on a black background and above a small illustration of a candle
    Remembering Franceska Mann, the Polish Jewish ball Remembering Franceska Mann, the Polish Jewish ballerina who shot and killed a Nazi officer in Auschwitz in 1942. Her brave act ultimately sparked a resistance. #HolocaustRemembranceDay 

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    "Sitting around the table at her birthday celebrat "Sitting around the table at her birthday celebrations, with her two children, six grandchildren and seemingly innumerable great-grandchildren, she would always look around and say, 'Well isn’t this a poke in the eye for Hitler.' As a legacy, we all carry her with us. Sitting around a table together now, we are ever-conscious of the unlikelihood of our being here. We look at the moments where decisions were made by us or for us, and how they have all led to where we are. "⁠
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Tap the link in bio for Hannah Davis's (@hannah.d4vis) tribute to her great-grandmother, whose journey from Berlin to Manchester as refugee of war serves as a tale of resilience and victory.
    Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. May we never forget those we lost, and may their memories be a blessing 🤍⁠
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While most Jewish communities typically mark Holocaust Remembrance Day on Yom Hashoah, the 27th day of Nisan on the Hebrew calendar (which marks the anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising), International Holocaust Remembrance Day is an international memorial day on January 27 marking the anniversary of the liberation of the surviving prisoners of Auschwitz.⁠
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We must always remember.⁠
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    hershel 4ever (@sj_rachel)⁠ ⁠ link in bio for hershel 4ever (@sj_rachel)⁠
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link in bio for a deep dive into the the goblins in "harry potter" and whether or not they're ~super~ antisemitic⁠
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video description: a Tiktok where text onscreen reads, "The antisemitic-coded goblins in fiction have got to stop!!" while a person mouths the words to an audio clip of matty healy in concert saying, "Fuck you!" the screen then switches to the tiktoker from another angle looking hurt while text onscreen reads, "Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins" before switching back to the original angle. the tiktoker mouths, "not you guys, didn't mean you guys!"

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