By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — Since the reviews of the above film were positive on the whole, we decided to make a supreme effort to see it, squeezing it in between two evenings of other cultural activities. The subject was particularly interesting for me because it was set in London during the Second […]
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, InternationalNORRISTOWN, Pa. — Jurors in Bill Cosby’s sexual assault trial reported Thursday that they were at an impasse after more than 30 hours of deliberations over four days. Montgomery County Judge Steven T. O’Neill instructed the panel of seven men and five women to keep pressing for a unanimous decision. “While you should not hesitate
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USASongstress tells Arnon Giladi to mind his own business, after council member says event should be canceled over views he calls anti-Zionist By Jessica Steinberg Singer Achinoam Nini performs during a memorial ceremony for the late Yossi Sarid, on January 12, 2016. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90) Singer Achinoam Nini, known for her outspoken support for a two-state
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By Mimi Pollack SAN DIEGO — Monday evening was a good example of Jewish culture from around the world at the 24th Annual Lipinsky Family San Diego Jewish Arts festival, directed and produced by Todd Salovey. First was the exhibit of Boris Malkin [1908-1972], a painter, graphic artist, and book illustrator from Belarus. His work
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Mimi Pollack, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego CountyBy Eva Trieger CORONADO, California –Little ushers in a summer theater season quite so well as a fantasy featuring triumph over evil, new and lasting friendships, and sinister suspense, all bathed in sticky sweet ripe peach juice. That is precisely what the partnership of Pickwick Players and Coronado Playhouse is serving up for the next
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Eva Trieger, Theatre, Film & BroadcastGermany’s biggest paper leaks pirate copy of controversial documentary that public TV channel has refused to broadcast By Marc Neugroschel Screenshot of BDS protesters in Paris, from the documentary ‘Chosen and Excluded — Jew Hatred in Europe.’ (Courtesy) COLOGNE, Germany — A new much discussed documentary on European anti-Semitism has been leaked on the website
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International, Middle East, Theatre, Film & BroadcastGetting Emily Robbins on the phone is not an easy task. The writer and anthropology scholar is currently living in Jordan, researching her second book. Her first book, “A Word for Love,” is set in Syria. She was inspired to write it after living in the country for multiple years in the early 2000s. Robbins’
By Cynthia Citron LOS ANGELES — If you can imagine the handsome Ethan Hawke with a perpetual frown and a gravelly voice like Billy Bob Thornton’s in Sling Blade, you will appreciate Hawke’s amazing performance in a lovely, delicate new movie that opens in L.A. tomorrow (Friday, June 16th). The film is Maudie, based on
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Cynthia Citron, Theatre, Film & Broadcast“Wonder Woman” star Gal Gadot promised her fans she was inspired to portray the superhero role once more, despite criticism from those who supported Palestine. “Wonder Woman” has been banned in Tunisia, Lebanon and Jordan since Gadot, who is of Israeli descent, served in the Israel Defense Forces. She took to Twitter Sunday after “Wonder
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Middle East, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USANEW YORK — In February, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul fell just short of Hollywood’s highest honor when “La La Land,” the Southland-set musical they penned the lyrics for, failed to win best picture at the Academy Awards. No misses this time. The stars shone for the composer-lyricists and book writer Steven Levenson, as “Dear
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USABy Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — Bette Midler won the 2017 Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical, for her starring role as Dolly Levi in Hello Dolly!. Midler, who is Jewish and first performed on Broadway in 1966 as Tzeitel in Fiddler on the Roof, has had
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Trivia, Humor & SatireCovenant & Conversation, Numbers: The Wilderness Years, A Weekly Reading of the Jewish Bible by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, Maggid Books and The Orthodox Union, Jerusalem, © 2017, ISBN 978-1-68025-294-1, p. 171, plus glossary, $14.95 By Fred Reiss, Ed.D. WINCHESTER, California – World-renown rabbi and scholar Rabbi Jonathan Sacks begins with the assertion that the Book of
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Fred Reiss, EdD, Jewish ReligionBy Eileen Wingard SAN DIEGO — Youth Overture by Arkady Luxemburg opened the June 4 concert of the Tifereth Israel Community Orchestra (TICO). Luxemburg, who died recently, was a Russian-Jewish immigrant, residing in San Diego for more than two decades and writing music in many genres. His brief, upbeat work displayed influences of Kabelevsky and
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By Pamela Pollack-Fremd SPOKANE, Washington — Film making is a collaborative endeavor. Many people who are essential to the film making process are not well known. The documentary film, Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Romance, written and directed by Academy Award-nominated Daniel Raim is about two of those little known, but essential people. Harold Michelson
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