Eric George Tauber is an actor as well as a freelance writer specializing in coverage of the arts.
By Eric George Tauber CINCINNATI, Ohio — My friend Maria has dyslexia, so reading and writing are more difficult for her than most. To make matters worse, Maria was raised in parochial school in the 1950s when dyslexia was not well-known and the nuns’ pedagogy was pretty much limited to rote memorization and corporal punishment. […]
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Eric George Tauber, Jewish Religion, Opinion, USAI was heartbroken to learn that The San Diego Repertory Theatre, known locally as The Rep, is suspending operations as of June 19, 2022. Performances by Hershey Felder will be relocated to other venues (tbd), but the rest of the lineup has been cancelled and their staff laid off. Reasons for this are many including the pandemic, a flooded theatre space just as things were recovering, noisy construction in the re-invented Horton Plaza, and a parking structure with prices so stiff they seemed designed to drive business away. [Eric George Tauber]
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Eric George Tauber, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Eric George Tauber CINCINNATI, Ohio — When Robin Williams was in Germany, he was asked by an interviewer, “Why do you think we have not so much comedy in Germany?” Williams pithily replied, “Maybe because you killed the funny people.” The Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, in cooperation
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Eric George Tauber, Holocaust, International, Opinion, USA
By Eric George Tauber CINCINNATI, Ohio — The traditional morning prayers include the following: Men Say: Thank you, Adonai who has not made me a woman. Women Say: Thank you, Adonai for making me according to Your divine will. Growing up in a religious family, Noam Kaniel didn’t know how to pray these words. He
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Eric George Tauber, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Eric George Tauber CINCINNATI, Ohio — For decades, we have heard the Republican battle cry: STOP KILLING INNOCENT UNBORN BABIES! If you kill them before their born, we can’t bury their mothers in medical debt from their stay in the maternity ward. CHA-CHING! $$$$ STOP KILLING INNOCENT UNBORN BABIES! We know it’s expensive to
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Eric George Tauber, Opinion, USABy Eric George Tauber CINCINNATI, Ohio — In my last op-ed, I noted that the Governor Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton of the State of Texas are issuing orders to classify gender-affirming care for transgender minors as “child abuse.” I have a friend who is a Child Protective Specialist. I cannot use her
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Eric George Tauber, Opinion, USABy Eric George Tauber CINCINNATI, Ohio — While the nation focuses on the war in Ukraine, we must not neglect pressing domestic matters that are also putting people’s lives at risk only in more insidious ways. HB 1577, a bill in the Florida legislature has been dubbed “Parental Rights in Education” by its proponents and
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Eric George Tauber, Opinion, USA
By Eric George Tauber CINCINNATI, Ohio — Films and series dealing with the Shoah (Holocaust) are streaming on Netflix. My Best Friend Anne Frank (Mijn Beste Vriendin Anne Frank, Dutch w/ subtitles) The Diary of Anne Frank is a well-known story. It has been translated into more than 70 languages and is required reading in
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Eric George Tauber, Holocaust, International, The Arts
By Eric George Tauber CINCINNATI, Ohio — There are several relatively new films streaming on Netflix dealing with events leading up to, during and after the Holocaust. All are quite poignant and worthwhile, which is why I am taking the time to write about two of them here. Forgive Us Our Trespasses is a short
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Eric George Tauber, Holocaust, International, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Eric George Tauber CINCINNATI, Ohio — When I was an undergraduate, one of my acting teachers said that you start with a stereotype and build a character from there, adding as much complexity as the role allows. In my recent conversation with Yuval David, he talked about how perceptions of his Jewishness have affected
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Eric George Tauber, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Opinion, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
By Eric George Tauber CINCINNATI, Ohio — When most of us hear the term “religious,” we think of sheitels, shtreimels, and what we can’t do on Shabbos, which is why most of us aren’t “religious” or “that religious.” However, Yuval David, an actor, filmmaker, and activist, is reclaiming what it means to be “religious” as
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Eric George Tauber, Middle East, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA
By Eric George Tauber CINCINNATI, Ohio — The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., gave a lecture via Facebook entitled How the Nazis Manipulated the Masses. Historian Dr. Edna Friedberg and USHMM Teacher Educator Kim Blevins-Relleva were the presenters. Nazi propaganda didn’t begin with hatred, but a kind of patriotism. In the 1920s, the
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Eric George Tauber, International, Jewish History, Science, Medicine, & Education, USAI think that most of us have a complicated relationship with Christmas. The lights are pretty, the food is tasty and many of the songs are catchy, but it’s just not our holiday. The über-orthodox just ignore it as it’s no more relevant to them than Diwali, Eid or Buddha’s Birthday, but the vast majority of us don’t live in such an ethno-cultural bubble. When you’re a professional entertainer, this relationship is heightened as it behooves you to own some Santa-themed costume pieces and know the words to Christmas carols. [Eric George Tauber]
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Eric George Tauber, Lifestyles, Theatre, Film & BroadcastThere are Jews here. This can be a simple statement of fact, but it is often phrased: There are Jews here?! Small towns are not where we usually expect to find Jewish communities. Such small town shtiebels are the subject of a documentary film, There Are Jews Here through America Reframed and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. [Eric George Tauber]
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Eric George Tauber, Jewish History, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA