You can’t live against life. You can’t keep away bad by avoiding good. By Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO –The Emerald Isle’s lush green hills freckled with braying sheep can seem so tranquil. Yet this land has been beset by famine, oppression, corruption and unrest. At night, the pubs are bustling and fights are not too […]
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Eric George Tauber, Theatre, Film & BroadcastA Blind Hero: The Love of Otto Weidt; directed by Kai Christiansen; Germany; 2014; 90 minutes in German with English Subtitles; Drama; to be shown three times during the San Diego Jewish Film Festival, at 6 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 6 at the Carlsbad Village Theatre, 2822 State St., Carlsbad and at 1:30 p.m., Sunday, Feb.
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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – It would be difficult to say whether ventriloquist Joe Gandelman spends more time in his San Diego condominium or in his car driving to gigs at schools, fairs, senior homes, and private parties across the United States. On one national tour that stretched over eight months, he and
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Donald H. Harrison, Joe Gandelman, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAThe Prime Ministers: Soldiers and Peacemakers directed by Richard Trask; Moriah Films; USA; 2015; 114 minutes; English, Hebrew; English Subtitles, Documentary; Southern California Films; to be shown twice at the Reading Cinemas 14, at 4665 Clairemont Drive, San Diego, at 5 p.m., Sunday February 7, and at 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 11; and once the
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Donald H. Harrison, Middle East, San Diego Calendar, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USANatasha directed by David Bermozgis/ Russia/ 2015/93 minutes/ Russian and English/ Drama/ San Diego Premiere, playing Saturday, Feb. 6, at 9 p.m., at the Reading Cinemas 14, 4665 Clairemont Drive, San Diego. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – When people immigrate from one country to the next, it often is to get away
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Donald H. Harrison, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Eileen Wingard LA JOLLA, California — The gathering for Jewish Poets—Jewish Voices, last Tuesday evening, was intimate, but the quality of the readings was high. Simon Menkes, a new transplant to North County, read from his poetry. Later, during open mic, he read a page from his novel. Below is an example of his
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Eileen Wingard, Theatre, Film & BroadcastThe Price of Sugar directed by Jean van de Veide/ Netherlands, Germany, South Africa/ 2013/120 minutes; Dutch/ English Subtitles/ Drama/ U.S. premiere. To be shown three times at the San Diego Jewish Film Festival: at 7 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 3, and 4 p.m., Thursday Feb. 11 at the Reading Cinemas 14, 4665 Clairemont Drive, San
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Donald H. Harrison, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
By Eva Trieger SOLANA BEACH, California- Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Great Nome Gold Rush opened to a full and enthusiastic house on Saturday night. Part of the reason for the fervent response was a group of very fine actors. Jason Maddy, Nicholas Mongiardo-Cooper, Richard Baird, Jacquelyn Ritz, Julian Diaz, Louis Lotorto, Katie
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Eva Trieger, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
The Polgar Variant, directed by Yossi Aviram, Israel, 2014, 68 minutes long in Hungarian, English and Hebrew with English subtitles. To be shown twice during the San Diego Jewish Film Festival: Sunday, Feb. 7, at 5 p.m. at the Edwards San Marcos Stadium 18, 1180 W. San Marcos Blvd., San Marcos; and on Thursday, Feb.
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Donald H. Harrison, International, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
By Mimi Pollack SAN DIEGO — Yale Strom may be a multitalented man and a well known musician both locally and internationally, but he is also refreshingly down to earth and modest, answering my questions at his rustic, comfortable home in Mission Hills with his loving dog, Olive, snuggled on his lap. Where to begin?
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Mimi Pollack, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
By Eva Trieger LA JOLLA, California — According to Craig Prater of the Lawrence Family JCC, San Diego audiences may not realize their great fortune in luring Hannah Fisher to the next month’s Jewish Film Festival. After a scintillating phone call with the Toronto native, I must agree! Fisher has agreed to Chair the Film Jury
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Eva Trieger, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
By Eileen Wingard SAN DIEGO — Violinist Zina Schiff will be at Tifereth Israel Synagogue this Sunday afternoon, Jan. 17, at 3 p.m., to introduce the MGM Academy Award-nominated movie The Fixer. Schiff’s solo violin playing is heard throughout the movie score, which was composed by Maurice Jarre. Jarre is famous for scores to such
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Eileen Wingard, San Diego Calendar, Theatre, Film & BroadcastSAN DIEGO — This is the conclusion to the monologue published yesterday, revealing the rabbi’s mother’s side of the story….and continuing to ask the question, “When is it right to lie?” This monologue is designed to work with yesterday’s monologue as a duo – but each will stand alone. Lies (The Rabbi’s mother) A monologue by
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Theatre, Film & BroadcastLA JOLLA, California (Press Release) Celebrating the San Diego Jewish Film Festival’s 26th Season, presented by the San Diego Center for Jewish Culture at the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, Jacobs Family Campus, will run February 4-14, 2016. On February 8th, 22 short films beginning at 10:00am to 7:30pm at the ArcLight Theatres (UTC) La
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