History Can’t Forget the Jews of Bollywood
By: Karys R. Oschin Can you imagine a museum showcasing the history of electricity without featuring Thomas Edison? Or a museum on the Cubism movement in art that failed to acknowledge Pablo Picasso? And yet, that’s what the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences...
Top 10 Inspirational Moments of Arts and Culture in 2021
Legends of Real Madrid and Barcelona FC Play For Peace: Ignoring boycott pressure, the biggest football rivalry headed to the holy land last summer in a face-off between the Barcelona legends and the Real Madrid legend soccer teams. Brazilian soccer stars, such as...
The Miss Universe Competition Comes To Israel – Boycott Movement Attacking the Contestants
This December, the Miss Universe Competition is heading to Eilat, Israel, for its 70th-anniversary event. Hosted by the legendary Steve Harvey, the international event brings together contestants from more than 75 countries in the spirit of friendly competition....
Diane Warren, Harvey Mason Jr., Post Malone’s Manager Among Honorees at Creative Community for Peace Fundraiser
By: Roy Trakin On a cool, fall October night, the Creative Community for Peace (CCFP) held its third annual “Ambassadors of Peace” fundraising event to a backyard full of smiles. After taking a year off for the pandemic, the music industry came out in force to support...
WHERE POLITICS DIVIDES, SPORTSMANSHIP UNITES
This year’s Olympics in Tokyo proved that sports has the power to unite people across cultures and nations. The summer games were not only a success for the state of Israel in terms of medals, but also in terms of fostering diversity, progress, and world peace. Let’s...
Celebrities and Influencers Speaking Out Against Dangerous Misinformation
The latest round of fighting between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip brought with it a wave of online misinformation that led to a drastic increase in antisemitic incidents around the globe. Despite Hamas firing more than 4,000 rockets indiscriminately towards...
THE ARTISTIC COMMUNITY MUST SPEAK OUT AGAINST ARTISTS WHO ARE SILENCED
If you’re not from Tunisia, you’ve probably never heard the name Noamane Chaari. But the lessons to be learned from his story have universal implications beyond the politics of any offending country. Sadly, his story is not unique. Chaari is one of many artists...
TOP FIVE CONTEMPORARY HANUKKAH JAMS
Creative Community for Peace ranks our favorite songs celebs have written that celebrate the miracle of light! One Week and a Day - Boyz II Menorah Last year, James Corden formed the Hanukkah supergroup Boyz II Menorah, with fellow stars Zach Braff, Charlie Puth,...
NEW INITIATIVE FROM CREATIVE COMMUNITY FOR PEACE HELPS TACKLE ANTI-SEMITIC CONTENT ON ENTERTAINMENT PLATFORMS
In this time of social distancing and sheltering-in-place, people all over the world are spending more time on streaming sites than ever before. However, as users go digging for content to fill their time, they are also coming across an increasing amount of antisemitic content.
BDS Anti-Normalization Bent on Silencing Arab Voices
By Ari Ingel & Karys R. Oschin On social media, Emiratis, Bahrainis and Israelis are reaching out to one another in celebration of the historic Abraham Accord, which has normalized informal relations between Israel and the two countries. State leaders,...