Andrea Bocelli is rumored to sing at Donald Trump’s inauguration next month, and not all of his fans are happy about it. Though Bocelli has neither confirmed nor denied the reports that he will perform a duet with “America’s Got Talent” singer Jackie Evancho at the event, some of his fans have started a “Boycott […]
Less commonly — or successfully — portrayed than Christmas, the Jewish festival of lights has nevertheless created some great screen moments By Lior Zaltzman Seth from The O.C. presents Chrismukkah (YouTube screenshot) ‘Tis the season of TV Christmas specials! The drama, the intrigue, your favorite TV characters in ill-fitting Santa costumes — the Christmas special
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Jewish Religion, Theatre, Film & BroadcastA French court on Friday upheld the two-year suspended sentences of Pablo Picasso’s former electrician and his wife, who kept 271 of his artworks stashed in their garage for almost 40 years. Pierre Le Guennec and his wife Danielle were convicted last year of possessing stolen goods and for hiding the works from Picasso’s heirs.
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International, Music, Dance, and Visual ArtsBy Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — Several years ago I read The Pianist of Willesden Lane written by Mona Golabek about the experiences of her mother, Lisa Jura, first in Vienna and then in London. She had been sent there at the age of fourteen in the framework of the Kindertransport, the undertaking that
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Jewish History, Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual ArtsLOS ANGELES — Bernard Fox, known to a generation of TV viewers as Dr. Bombay on “Bewitched” and the fumbling, forever naive Col. Crittendon on “Hogan’s Heroes,” has died. He was 89. Fox died Wednesday of heart failure while hospitalized in Van Nuys, family spokesman Harlan Boll said. Though his role as the womanizing, wisecracking
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Obituaries & memorials, Theatre, Film & BroadcastGuyanese author, teacher and diplomat E.R. Braithwaite, whose 1959 book To Sir, With Love told the story of a black teacher struggling in a classroom in a white London slum, has died in surburban Washington at age 104. Braithwaite moved into teaching after a career as an oil worker and serving in Britain’s Royal Air
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International, Theatre, Film & BroadcastTurner Sports NBA sideline reporter Craig Sager has died at the age of 65, the network announced Thursday. Sager waged a public battle with cancer over the past two years after originally being diagnosed with leukemia in 2014. The cancer went into remission after a bone marrow transplant but returned in March 2015. Sager, who
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Sports & Competitions, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAThey meet every Friday for lunch at the same spot in Beverly Hills: the former studio head, the retired producer and the greatest living figure in American comedy. “We are the three regulars,” says the ex-producer, Michael Gruskoff, who is joined each week by Alan Ladd Jr. and the legendary Mel Brooks in what is
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USABy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – As the widow of billionaire Carnival Cruise Lines founder Ted Arison, Lin Arison has had the chance to travel wherever she wants to around the world. The Carnival Corporation owns not only Carnival Cruise Lines, but such other cruise lines as Princess Cruises, Cunard Lines, Holland-America, Seabourn Cruises,
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Middle East, Travel and FoodCanadian actor Alan Thicke, best known for his role as the father Jason Seaver in the 1980s sitcom “Growing Pains,” died of a heart attack Tuesday. Thicke was 69 and suffered a cardiac arrest while playing hockey with his 19-year-old son Carter. A songwriter and producer in addition to being an actor and presenter, Thicke
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Theatre, Film & BroadcastIn 1915, the Aaronsohn siblings founded an espionage group in their village of Zichron Yaakov to help the Brits defeat the Turks. Outside of Israel, why was their tale whitewashed from history? By JP O’ Malley On December 11, 1917, the British imperial governor, General Sir Edmund Allenby, entered Jerusalem, placing the city under military
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Middle EastA Star Trek-inspired medical device gives us a glimpse of medicine’s future Paramount Television He’s dead, Jim! In so many ways, the gadgets seen in Star Trek remind us that the show is science fiction—a fantasy world inspired by the one we live in. And at times, the show can act as a glimpse into
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Science, Medicine, & Education, Theatre, Film & BroadcastNEW YORK (Press Release) — The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today strongly condemned anti-Semitic lyrics in a newly released song by popular rapper Lupe Fiasco. In the song, “N.E.R.D.,” Fiasco rhymes about, “Artists getting robbed for their publishing by dirty Jewish execs who think that it’s alms from the covenant.” In response to a tweet from DJ
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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, USANatalie Portman has a lot to say about her role in “Jackie,” especially after receiving a Golden Globe Award nomination for her portrayal of Jacqueline Kennedy, the wife of assassinated President John F. Kennedy. The Oscar-winning actress showcases the life of Mrs. Kennedy following the days of her husband’s assassination in 1963. “A lot of
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