By Mimi Pollack SAN DIEGO — What is Flamenco? Most experts agree that the creation and history of flamenco was in southern Spain in the region of Andalusia where it still flourishes today. Flamenco was created through the fusion of Jewish, Arab, and Gypsy cultures in this area. All of these cultures share the fact
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Mimi Pollack, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Theatre, Film & BroadcastLarry David started his Saturday Night Live hosting gig with a joke that’s been slammed as seriously insensitive by some viewers – and defended by others. The Curb Your Enthusiasm star wrapped up his intro with a joke about picking up women in concentration camps. David said: “I’ve always been obsessed with women, and I’ve
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By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – At the annual artisans’ fair at Temple Emanu-El, one often meets people who re-purpose their materials, and in some cases, those who have re-purposed their lives. Harvey and Carol Korfin, for example, sell glass specialty items as well as clocks mounted interestingly on old computer boards. Before turning
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Donald H. Harrison, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, Travel and FoodA special birthday present for Sophie, 13 today: President @EmmanuelMacron’s reply to her poem on the #EiffelTower. Bon anniversaire Sophie! pic.twitter.com/NxMTbikMBm- French Embassy UK (@FranceintheUK) November 1, 2017 Seeing a school project pinned up on your household’s refrigerator is one thing – it’s another thing entirely when it is complimented by the president of France.
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s inner circle expressed shock when Hillary Clinton failed to quickly condemn Democratic donor Harvey Weinstein after allegations of sexual assault. Now, the president’s team may find the shoe on the other foot as allegations land on a business partner of Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin. Until June, Mnuchin co-owned RatPac-Dune Entertainment, a
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA55th New York Film Festival – “Meyerowitz Stories” Actor Dustin Hoffman has been accused of being sexually inappropriate with a woman who worked as an intern on a production set of one of his films when she was just 17. Anna Graham Hunter made the allegations against Hoffman in a guest article written for The
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USADirector Rob Reiner’s “LBJ,” starring Woody Harrelson facially encased in latex and makeup best categorized as a good try, arrives in theaters a year after its Toronto International Film Festival premiere, and 16 months after “All the Way” (Bryan Cranston reprising his juicy Tony Award-winning performance) debuted on HBO. The timing puts this latest LBJ
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USABy Jordan Hoffman NEW YORK — The train rolls into the station, and the villagers know things are about to change. “They’re back,” the town clerk/drugstore owner/erstwhile feudal lord says. Who’s back? Jews. It is 1945 and Hungary has been liberated by the Soviet Union. From a radio we hear that Japan has yet to
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Theatre, Film & BroadcastPortions of the spectacular art collection hoarded by the son of a Nazi-era dealer will be shown for the first time since World War II in parallel exhibitions in Switzerland and Germany starting Thursday. “Gurlitt: Status Report”, which displays around 450 works by masters including Monet, Cezanne, Renoir and Picasso, aims to shed a light
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International, Jewish History, Music, Dance, and Visual ArtsThe next season of Netflix’s award-winning “House of Cards” will be the last, a spokesman said Monday, as the series reeled over sexual misconduct allegations against its star Kevin Spacey. The 58-year-old double Oscar winner, who plays ruthless President Francis Underwood in the hit show, is facing claims from actor Anthony Rapp that he “made
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USANBC News has severed its relationship with veteran journalist Mark Halperin after he admitted to inappropriate sexual behavior toward female colleagues during his time at ABC News. NBC News did not issue a statement, but confirmed Monday that Mr. Halperin, senior political analyst, would not be returning to the company. “I am profoundly sorry for
SOUTH ORANGE — A fellow actor on Sunday accused Kevin Spacey of making sexual advances on him when he was a teenager, prompting the Academy Award winner to apologize and address long-standing rumors about his own sexuality. Anthony Rapp, who stars in the television series “Star Trek Discovery,” told BuzzFeed News that Spacey, a South
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAHollywood has apparently discovered that a growing segment of the population is on the autism spectrum. The 2017 “Power Rangers” movie and new Netflix series “Atypical,” for instance, have main characters with autism. Perhaps the most high-profile offering is ABC’s new show “The Good Doctor.” The drama stars Freddie Highmore as Dr. Shaun Murphy, a
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Science, Medicine, & Education, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York –New Orleans musician Fats Domino died last week at the age of 89. Domino was called “the real King of Rock ‘n’ Roll” by Elvis Presley, and John Lennon said that “There wouldn’t have been a Beatles without Fats Domino.” What was the Jewish connection in Fats Domino’s life? A.
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