Lena Dunham (May 13, 1986) is an American writer, director, actress, and producer. She is the creator, writer, and star of the HBO television series Girls (2012–2017), for which she received several Emmy Award nominations and two Golden Globe Awards. [Wikipedia]
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Garfein was silenced, blacklisted by HUAC (House Un-American Activities Committee), the watchdogs who sniffed out “commies” and other subversives, then destroyed their lives. [Eric George Tauber]
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This film was difficult to watch and even though he was winning boxing matches, he was not getting much sustenance of protein. With a diet of only a small piece of bread, he struggled to stay healthy enough to compete. [Cailin Acosta]
‘The Champion’ Tells of Boxing Matches in Auschwitz Read More »
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Frances Fisher (May 11, 1952) is an American actress. She began her career in theater and later starred as Detective Deborah Saxon in the CBS daytime soap opera The Edge of Night (1976–1981). In film, she is known for her roles in Unforgiven (1992), Titanic (1997), True Crime (1999), House of Sand and Fog (2003), Laws of Attraction (2004), The Kingdom (2007), In the Valley of Elah (2007), Jolene (2008), The Lincoln Lawyer (2011), and The Host (2013). [Wikipedia]
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Eight weeks have come and gone and my time to donate blood reoccurred this week. A few weeks before I am eligible, my cellphone starts ringing with pleas to make an appointment. I am always so honored to receive these calls since it shows how much I mean to the San Diego Blood Bank. [Cailin Acosta]
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On the surface, a hip-hop musical about an American Founding Father might seem worlds away from the Counting of the Omer (which we are doing now, on our way to Shavuot). However, when we delve into the underlying themes of both, some intriguing parallels emerge, especially concerning progress, reflection, and the anticipation of something significant. [Barrett Holman Leak]
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Naomi Klein (May 8, 1970) is a Canadian author, social activist, and filmmaker known for her political analyses; support of ecofeminism, organized labour, and criticism of corporate globalization, fascism and capitalism. In 2021, Klein took up the UBC Professorship in Climate Justice, joining the University of British Columbia’s Department of Geography. [Wikipedia]
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Motti and Mechal (Lena Kalisch) agree that their union is a match to please their over controlling mothers. Meanwhile, Motti begins talking with a non-Jewish student, Laura (Noemie Schmidt), and they go on a couple of dates. He knows his mother will not be pleased. [Cailin Acosta]
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The What Next? Collective was formed to embrace and explore this evolution in the lives of women over 40. Relationships had changed, some women had become empty nesters, others had lost their jobs. [Eva Trieger]
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On October 11, 2023, actress Emmanuelle Chriqui wrote the following on her Instagram page: “I stand with Israel when she defends herself against Hamas, a terrorist organization whose mission it is to seek the destruction of the Jewish state. I stand with Israel today and always.” [Lana Melman]
Actress Emmanuelle Chriqui Voices Stalwart Support for Israel Read More »
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midst the bragging and boasting by the prisoners about their military prowess were accounts of their actions in the countries they had invaded and the way they had rounded up and massacred the Jewish population there. As one of the editors of the program pointed out, the information was brought to the attention of the Allied leadership, including Churchill, but no action was taken to prevent the continuation of the systematic murder of the Jews of Europe. [Dorothea Shefer-Vanson]
Secret Recordings of German POWs in WWII Revealed Details of the Holocaust Read More »
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Maia Morgenstern (May 1, 1962) is a Romanian film and stage actress, described by Florin Mitu of AMOS News as “a symbol of Romanian theater and film”. [Wikipedia]
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I guess I’m a sucker for storytelling based on real life events. Comedian/Actor/Writer and banjo player Steve Martin teamed up with American singer/songwriter (and Paul Simon’s wife!) Edie Brickell to write the music, book and story of Bright Star. [Eva Trieger]
Lamplighters Has Several Bright Stars In this Real-Life Story Read More »
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