By Steve Kramer JERUSALEM — Michal and I eagerly look forward to the Jerusalem Film Festival, held every summer in Israel’s capital. This year was no exception. When possible, we try to book an extended stay in this unique city, to see many films and to enjoy the cool nights with which Jerusalem is blessed. […]
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Middle East, Steve Kramer, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Cynthia Citron NORTH HOLLYWOOD, California — In a telephone call to Ernie, who is downstairs in a formal black suit, Charlie, who is upstairs in pajamas, announces that he has gone temporarily blind. But that comes later and isn’t exactly true. Actually, Charlie is in his bedroom, bleeding all over the rug from a
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Cynthia Citron, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Pamela Pollack-Fremd SAN DIEGO — Generation Wealth explores the American dream, which it defines as the quest for fame and fortune. This interesting and somewhat distressing documentary written and directed by Lauren Greenfield explores some of the obsessions of modern day society, such as greed, materialism, the desire to be wealthy and famous, and social
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Travel and Food
By Shor M. Masori SAN DIEGO — Because three of the biggest pop culture staples, Marvel, Star Wars, and Game of Thrones, were absent this year, the recently concluded Comic-Con felt much quieter and much less abuzz with nerd-hype. This quiet is, of course, relative, as to the outside observer it was just as loud
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, San Diego County, Shor M. Masori, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA
Editor’s Note: This is the 21st in a series of stories researched during Don and Nancy Harrison’s 50th Wedding Anniversary cruise from Sydney, Australia, to San Diego. Previous installments of the series, which runs every Thursday, may be found by tapping the number of the installment: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,8, 9, 10, 11, 12,13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19,
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Donald H. Harrison, International, Middle East, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Travel and FoodSAN DIEGO (Press Release) — The San Diego Center for Jewish Culture (CJC) housed within the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center (JCC) announced its 2018-19 performing arts season, featuring a diverse group of acclaimed guests, prolific performers, poignant film presentations and much more. Some highlights of this year’s lineup include comedians Sandra Bernhard and Paula Poundstone; folk legend Peter
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San Diego Calendar, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
By Eva Trieger SOLANA BEACH, California — I can just imagine North Coast Rep’s Artistic Director, David Ellenstein, dancing a jig and high fivin’ his reflection in the mirror after landing one of the most synergistic casts to ever perform on this cozy stage. Sporting 13 actors and four musicians, A Funny Thing Happened on the
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Eva Trieger, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Oliver B. Pollak SAN FRANCISCO — The 38th annual San Francisco Jewish Film festival is in full swing. From July 19 to August 5, Bay Area theatres in San Francisco, Albany, Palo Alto, San Rafael, and Oakland will screen 67 Jewish films from 22 countries. One of the films is a restored 87
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International, Jewish History, Oliver Pollak, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – You remember seeing the movie Casablanca with Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman? That was the myth. The Moroccan film Razzia (Raid) by Nabil Ayouch paints the reality of an economically depressed society where militant Islam seeks to impose its values on Berbers, women, homosexuals, and, to a lesser
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Donald H. Harrison, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Oren had a wife in Jerusalem and a gay lover in Berlin. Leaving Berlin for home, he forgot some of his personal belongings, so the cakemaker Tomas (Tim Kalkhof) called him again and again. But Oren didn’t answer. Distraught, Tomas investigated, only to learn from business associates that
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Donald H. Harrison, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Comedian Bobcat Goldthwait recently had his premiere of the half-hour television series, Misfits & Monsters, in which Jewish actor Seth Green played a voice actor whose character Bubba The Bear comes alive. The Bear proves to be murderously angry at Green’s character for giving him such a stupid
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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Sheldon F. Merel ENCINITAS, California –I recently watched the documentary film Fattitude at the ArcLight Theatre in La Jolla. The film is by Lindsey Averill and Viridiana Lieberman, and sponsored by the Women’s Museum in San Diego. It is a graphic portrayal how fat people are ridiculed in our society. It exposes how pop
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Cantor Sheldon Foster Merel, z"l, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Travel and Food
Lawfare Project opposes Irish bill discriminating against Israeli goods originating in the territories The Lawfare Project, a U.S.-based think tank and litigation fund that fights anti-Semitic and anti-Israeli discrimination around the world, has taken legal action against what experts and advocates are describing as the most aggressive boycott measure targeting Israel in European history. The
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International, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
By Donald H. Harrison ANGELUS OAKS, California—Along with a few other San Diegans, I visited Camp Mountain Chai in the San Bernardino Mountains last week. On arrival, I saw a Baer. It turned out that Dan Baer is the director of the camp, located 134 miles from the parking lot of the Jewish Federation of
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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Sports & Competitions, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Travel and Food, USA