Francois Hollande, the President of France, has promised to fight terrorism and anti-Semitism in a ceremony paying homage to the four people killed at a Jewish school in a terrorist attack. [Washington Post] Jews in Las Vegas have trouble decided who to vote for, largely due to Sheldon Adelson’s constant barrage of ads in support of candidate Mitt Romney for his stance on Israel. [Forward] Jerusalem’s municipality is undertaking a project to name all of the streets in East Jerusalem, which as of now …More

A Gaza sniper’s bullets shatter the back screen of a car, leaving broken glass on the car seat of a seven-month-old baby. [The Jerusalem Post] The “Birthright Bump” is responsible for young American Jews becoming more attached to Israel, but it isn’t responsible for increased support for the Israeli government. [Haaretz] Israeli parliament says the German circumcision ban infringes upon religious freedom and evokes memories of the Holocaust. [CBS News] Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu …More

Imagine Noah’s Ark. You know, the bible story where God tells Noah to build an Ark, and he does. His neighbors make fun of him when he gathers the animals two-by-two, but he gets the last laugh when the world floods and he and his survive. The waters recede and there’s a pretty rainbow, and everyone lives happily ever after … until Sodom and Gomorrah. Now, Darren Aronofsky intends to do to “Evan Almighty” what he did to “Swan Lake” in “Black Swan.” Deadline …More

Academy Award winning director Darren Aronofsky, known for “Black Swan” and “The Wrestler,” has turned his lens towards the effects of methamphetamine use on behalf of national campaign The Meth Project. On Tuesday, the group unveiled four chilling public service announcements on YouTube helmed by the Jewish director. In each ad, a young participant stars blankly into the camera lens wondering what would have happened if they had asked before trying meth. The US Department of Justice …More

Darren Aronofsky is on board to direct "Hobgoblin," HBO's upcoming drama pilot in development. Pilot, to be written by Michael Chabon and his wife, Ayelet Waldman, is about a group of con men and magicians who use their skills of deception to help defeat Hitler and the Germans during WWII. Since coming off his hit "Black Swan," Aronofsky has taken his time deciding on his next project. He was originally set to direct Fox's "The Wolverine," the sequel to "X-Men Origins: Wolverine," but dropped out citing time …More

In the Romanian mountain resort of Sinaia, two hours north-west of Bucharest, the film-maker Darren Aronofsky is contemplating the extinction of mankind. An extreme response, you might think, to a few uncomprehending reviews of his last movie, the ecological science-fiction fantasy The Fountain. After all, it has as many passionate fans as it does sniggering detractors; it's that sort of film. But the 38-year-old Aronofsky isn't in Romania to escape anything. He is accompanying his fiancee, the actress Rachel …More