By Judy Lash Balint JERUSALEM — The destruction of property and nature all across the country is beyond belief. Among the latest tragedies in the fires engulfing Israel is the life work of artist Yoram Raanan in Beit Meir, in the hills outside Jerusalem. Last night the moshav was completely evacuated and little remains. What […]
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Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual ArtsAlma Deutscher is a composer, virtuoso pianist and concert violinist who wrote her first sonata five years ago and whose first full opera, ‘Cinderella’ has its world premiere in Vienna next month. Alma Deutscher, un prodigio de 11 años. Compone desde los 6 y estrena ópera propia en Viena esta Navidad #Flipadhttps://t.co/l6w2XQs2f7 pic.twitter.com/NV9ESZqMbp— Javi y
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International, Music, Dance, and Visual ArtsAretha Franklin really stole the show at the Detroit Lions Thanksgiving Day game. Franklin totally went off book and performed a rather lengthy performance of the National Anthem that made for some pretty hilarious responses from Twitter. RELATED: Soon-to-be first daughter Ivanka Trump gave us a glimpse inside her family’s Thanksgiving Day Yes, Franklin has
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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Sports & Competitions, USALOS ANGELES — Florence Henderson, whose portrayal of Carol Brady on the iconic television show “The Brady Bunch” created an idealized mother figure for an entire generation, died Thursday. She was 82. Henderson died from heart failure about 7:30 p.m. while surrounded by her four children, said her longtime manager and publicist Kayla Pressman. As
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAAlexandra Zapruder was not born when her grandfather trained his home-movie camera on President John F. Kennedy’s motorcade rolling through downtown Dallas 53 years ago, but that 26-second film has become a difficult family legacy. On Nov 22, 1963, Abraham Zapruder, a devoted supporter of Kennedy and his vision for America, shot a home movie
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAA poem handwritten by one of the Holocaust’s most famous victims, diarist Anne Frank, sold for 140,000 euros (roughly $148,000) on Wednesday at a Dutch auction house. The sum, which doesn’t include the auctioneer’s commission, greatly exceeded the expected sale price of 30,000 to 50,000 euros. Thijs Blankevoort, director of the Bubb Kuyper auction house
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, International, Jewish HistoryLaurie Hernandez has becme one of America’s sweethearts with her victory with Team USA in the 2016 Olympics. Riding her celebrity, the 16-year-old was casted as a competitor on the competition series “Dancing With The Stars.” While this season had stiff competition, the 16-year-old came, saw and conquered! According to the New York Post, Olympic
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Sports & Competitions, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USATV personality Ellen DeGeneres was temporarily delayed from entering the White House grounds on Tuesday for lack of photo ID. “They haven’t let me in to the White House yet because I forgot my ID. #NotJoking#PresidentialMedalOfFreedom,” the comedian tweeted shortly after noon Tuesday, NBC’s local Washington affiliate reported. Ms. DeGeneres was granted admission a little
By Eileen Wingard SAN DIEGO — Violinist Jenny Oaks Baker, of Salt Lake City, Utah, was the featured soloist at TICO’s opening programs, Thursday evening, November 17 and Saturday evening, November 19. The large audience in the Cohen Social Hall of Tifereth Israel Synagogue included many members of the Church of Latter Day Saints, of
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Eileen Wingard, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego CountyCHICAGO — The lawyer for a man charged with disrupting a Chicago performance of the musical “Hamilton” blamed the incident on a “hostile” and “partisan” audience and said his client does not owe theatergoers an apology. Attorney Jonathan Feldman took issue with several witnesses who said John Palmer, 56, appeared intoxicated Saturday night as he
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USABy Eva M. Trieger LA JOLLA, California — What more perfect bonding experience could there be than a week-long mother-daughter cross country road trip? That phrase evokes images of laughter, singing, and discovery, but it neglects the truth of a nitty gritty relationship that is punctuated by anger, pain and many revelations for both mother
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By Natasha Josefowitz, Ph.D. LA JOLLA, California — In the early 1950s our record of the month club—started by my late husband, Sam Josefowitz—was expanding into other countries. Concert Hall Society, Handel Society, Opera Society, and Jazztone Society were the first clubs to provide members with a record every month. They were made of
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International, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Natasha JosefowitzBy Eric George Tauber If the Grinch had stolen Chanukah, Only a handful of whos would’ve noticed. In the midst of the the Whoville mish-mosh Were there Jew-Whos making a minyan For a kosher Beis Midrash? With no candles lit, would they have still said their brochos, Or shlumped in despair sitting down on
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Eric George Tauber, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & BroadcastSAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Hugs and Knishes: A Celebration of Our Jewish Foods and Traditions explores the rich history of Jewish food and its cultural impact on the community. The film visits a variety of Jewish homes, Ashkenazic and Sephardic, for anecdotes of Jewish life that represent a diverse cultural experience and demonstrate the
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