A Swedish Oscar winner with special effects
Magnus Wrenninge, a Swede working behind the scenes of Hollywood, speaks to Radio Sweden before picking up an Oscar in Beverly Hills. There was some disappointment in Sweden when Gothenburg filmmaker...
View ArticleConan O’Brien inspired animated penis in Swedish genitals song
The producer of a music video for the Swedish “genitals song” that became a global online sensation has admitted that US talk show host Conan O’Brien was the inspiration for the dancing penis featured...
View ArticleRobyn and Neneh Cherry among Music Hall of Fame inductees
Pop singer Robyn, R&B star Neneh Cherry and heavy-metal guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen were among the 10 artists inducted into the Swedish Hall of Fame Thursday. The 10 artists and groups were selected...
View ArticleTurkish shul project aimed at Muslims
The Izmir Project, which aims to preserve Turkey’s Sephardic heritage, is boosting efforts to restore Izmir’s Jewish quarters and to generate interest in the city’s Jewish history, not only among Jews...
View ArticleAnti-Nazi statue ‘may fuel violence’
The Swedish city of Växjö has blocked plans for a statue to be built in honour of a Jewish woman who hit neo-Nazis with her purse during a rally in 1985. The incident was caught on camera and the...
View ArticleOrdvitsen har fått ett uppsving
“Nu tänkte jag dra ett skämt, men producenten säger att det inte är någon vits!” Det ska handla om ordlekens renässans och varför den hatälskade ordvitsen får vissa att vrida sig av obehag men andra...
View ArticleCharlie Hebdo issue out now in Swedish
A Swedish version of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo goes on sale today. It’s a translation of the issue that came out on the very day that several staff members of the newspaper were...
View ArticleFour Generations and Counting, This House is a Family Affair
With Alvar Aalto in mind, a renowned Swedish architect crafts a serene home on a long-held family plot. A suburb 15 minutes from central Gothenburg, Sweden’s second largest city, seems an unlikely...
View ArticleGrand projects get the green light
Two major new Jewish projects – at opposite ends of Europe – were announced last month. The community of Montenegro made known its plans to build the first synagogue in the country in 500 years. The...
View ArticleA new home in Stockholm
The Jewish community in Stockholm has opened a new centre for culture and education called Bayit, meaning “house” or “home” in Hebrew. The building houses a Jewish kindergarten and school, called...
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