By Cynthia Citron LOS ANGELES — Franz Altman is making his Last Stand. Which is to be expected, because when a man is 90 years old there probably aren’t too many Stands left for him to take. Or the energy to take them.But then, Franz Altman is a unique 90-year old. As portrayed by Michael Laskin, he rambles on at […]
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Cynthia Citron, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
You think that wars and swords are real? To hold a pen takes arms of steel. By Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — We all know the recipe for a classic farce: Lovesick fancy Mistaken identity Irreverent yet loyal servants A few uncanny coincidences Bring all to a boil, then garnish with promises of
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Eric George Tauber, Theatre, Film & BroadcastSergei Prokofiev: A Soviet Tragedy by Victor Seroff, Funk & Wagnalls, 1968 By Sheila Orysiek SAN DIEGO — Anton Rubenstein. a composer and one of the greatest piano virtuosos of the 19th century was born to Jewish parents in the vicinity of Odessa. Though he and Prokofiev never met – indeed Prokofiev was only three
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Music, Dance, and Visual ArtsLA JOLLA, California -The 26th Annual San Diego Jewish Film Festival is underway, and the film selections seem to run the gamut from comedy to maudlin, somber to joyous, but Friday morning’s film, Imber’s Left Hand, a documentary, can only be described as bittersweet. Jill Hoy, artist and wife of Jon Imber, introduced the documentary of
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Eva Trieger, Theatre, Film & BroadcastVictor ‘Young’ Perez directed by Jacque Quaniche; Bulgaria, France, Israel; French with English Subtitles; Drama; to be shown twice at the San Diego Jewish Film Festival: At 8 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 7, at Edwards San Marcos Stadium 18, 1180 W. San Marcos Blvd., San Marcos, and at 4:30 p.m., Sunday, February 14, at the Reading
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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego Calendar, Theatre, Film & BroadcastThe Singing Abortionist directed by Dana Bratt; Canada; © 2014; 60 minutes; English; Documentary. To be shown during the San Diego Jewish Film Festival at 2 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 7 at Edward San Marcos Stadium 18, 1180 W. San Marcos Blvd., San Marcos, and at 2 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 9, at the Reading Cinemas 14,
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Donald H. Harrison, Science, Medicine, & Education, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — Because both my husband and I tend to prefer going to a concert of an evening rather than attending the screening of a movie, our visits to the cinema are relatively few and far between. Due to a shortage of concerts we have, however, been to see a couple
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The Tree in the Courtyard: Looking Through Anne Frank’s Window by Jeff Gottesfeld; illustrated by Peter McCarty; ©2016 Alfred A. Knopf, Junior Library Guild Selection; 34 pages; $17.99 By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – This beautifully written, magnificently illustrated, sentimental remembrance of Anne Frank is being marketed as a children’s book, but I’m not
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Ghosts: Images of War by Carrie Zeidman; © 2015 Swiss Creek Publications; ISBN 978-0970227652; 71 pages; $40. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – This is an unusual book of photo essays touring venues of the American Revolutionary War, Civil War, World War I, World War II and the Holocaust. Photojournalist Carrie Zeidman visits these places
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, International, Jewish History, USAThe Big Shorts By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO ─ This Sunday and Monday San Diego temporarily will become the world capital of short films. At the same time the Landmark Ken Theatre is showcasing the Oscar-nominated animated and live action short films, the San Diego Jewish Film Festival will be screening the Ma’aleh School of Film,
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Lawrence Baron, Theatre, Film & BroadcastThe Law; directed by Christian Faure; France; 2013; 90 minues; French with English subtitles; drama to be shown twice during the San Diego Jewish Film Festival at 2 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 11, and at 6 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 13 at the Reading Cinemas 14, 4665 Clairemont Drive, San Diego. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO
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Stop The Fight: An Illustrated Guide for Couples by Michelle Brody, PhD; © 2015; The Experiment, LLC; ISBN 978-1-61519-280-9; 295 pages plus index and notes; $15.95 By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—Psychologist Michelle Brody offers a dozen scenarios illustrating typical fights between married couples, along with suggestions for how the couples might understand what those
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. HarrisonBy Cynthia Citron LOS ANGELES — Once again the amazing and consistently fabulous Fountain Theater has mounted a play that, like most of their others, is a must see! This one is called Dream Catcher and it was created by the Fountain’s award-winning playwright and co-founder, Stephen Sachs, whose plays are often perceptive and thought-provoking explorations
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Cynthia Citron, Theatre, Film & BroadcastYou 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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