The Arts

500-year-old ‘Prague Haggadah’ found

Just prior to Pesach (Passover), the National Library of Israel revealed that it had acquired the velum Prague Haggadah two months ago, when the library purchased the famed Valmadonna Collection of Judaica. The Haggadah was printed in Prague in 1556. A previous Haggadah was printed in 1526, but no copy survived. Several elements of the

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, International, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Middle East

Pamela Anderson Writes About WikiLeaks Founder In Blog

Former “Baywatch” star Pamela Anderson opened up about WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in a blog she penned Thursday. In a candid post, Anderson said that her relationship with Assange was “no secret” and that he was “one of my favorite people.” “Julian is a human being who is extremely empathetic and cares deeply about the

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International, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Settlements of more sexual harassment claims against Bill O’Reilly are reported

NEW YORK — Revelations of sexual harassment claims involving Fox News keep piling up, with the news Saturday that two additional women who accused star anchor Bill O’Reilly had received settlements — one in 2011 and one just months ago. According to a report in The New York Times, late last year a payment of

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

George Takei announces bogus congressional run against Rep. Devin Nunes

Former “Star Trek” star George Takei on Saturday said he’d run next year again U.S. Rep. Devin Nunes, California Republican, triggering widespread support before his would-be congressional run was revealed to be a well-played April Fool’s Day prank. “Well, the cat’s out of the bag it seems. Let’s do this! #Takei2018,” the actor-turned-activist tweeted shortly

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Sculptor’s work on refugees takes on increased resonance in new London exhibit

Drawing on the Old Testament as inspiration, the late Chaim Stephenson crafted compassionate scenes of familial pain and drama By Anne Joseph LONDON –Acclaimed Anglo-Israeli artist and self-taught sculptor Chaim Stephenson had a lifelong sympathy for people driven from their homes. In a career that spanned over 60 years, he produced a huge body of

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International, Jewish Religion, Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts

Ideas abound in playwright Tiger’s world

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – When San Diego playwright Janet S. Tiger was a grade-schooler, her mother Pauline Schechter used to take her on buses, trains and subways from Bell Harbor, Long Island, into Manhattan for sightseeing.  The rides were long and arduous and to young Janet’s way of thinking, “boring.”  But her

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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Swedish Academy: Bob Dylan to accept Nobel at weekend

Stockholm (dpa) – US rock legend Bob Dylan – winner of the 2016 Nobel Literature Prize – is to accept his diploma and medal this weekend, the Swedish Academy said Wednesday, ending months of speculation about whether he would forfeit the cash prize and medal. The handover will take place in conjunction with Dylan’s visit

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International, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts

Book stamps through World War II history

Fleeing From The Fuhrer: A Postal History of Refugees From the Nazis by Charmian Brinson and William Kaczynski; The History Press; © 2011; 191 pages including index; ISBN 9780752-461953; 17.99 British currency. By Donald H. Harrison   SAN DIEGO – I must acknowledge cousins Herb and Susie Rheingruber’s kind gift of this book to me;

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History

Comedian unwraps Holocaust denial with apparel line

Nathan Fielder pledges $150,000 to the Vancouver Holocaust Education Center at Sunday’s first brick-and-mortar pop-up of jacket company Summit Ice By Yaakov Schwartz Nathan Fielder wears one of his Summit Ice jackets on Conan O’Brien’s show, October 2015. (YouTube) When comedian Nathan Fielder found out that his favorite jacket company paid postmortem tribute to a

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Jewish History, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

“Awake and Sing!” is like life… only more so

Oh, let your dead revive! Let corpses arise! Awake and sing for joy, You who dwell in the dust… (Isa. 26:19, JPS Tanakh) By Eric George Tauber CARLSBAD, California — When I first read the press release for Awake and Sing! it rang a bell, something from a college textbook about its significance in the history

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Eric George Tauber, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

‘Other People’s Kids’ deals with meth addiction

  By Eva Trieger SAN DIEGO — Once again the Playwrights Project proves that it is not afraid to tackle thorny subjects that most would like to sweep under the rug.  Just as the group partnered with the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility to bring us Out of the Yard, last year, they have created

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San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Theatre, Film & Broadcast