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Survivors reunite, deal with memories in ‘To Life’

May 1, 2016

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Fifteen years after their liberation from Auschwitz, three female survivors have found each other and decide to celebrate their reunion at the French beach resort of Berck-sur-mer, in To Life, a film by Jean-Jacques Zilbermann. Although the women want to simply enjoy the moments, their repressed memories from […]

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Playwrights Project tells stories in prisoners’ words

April 27, 2016

By Eva Trieger SAN DIEGO — The Playwrights Project has once again proved that it does not shy away from weighty or unpopular topics. “I’M GOOD: Incarcerated Men Getting Over Obstacles Daily,” is the collaborative effort of the playwrights of the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility. Partnering with the SDSU School of Theater, Television and Film,

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Eric George Tauber, Eva Trieger, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Khamenei lauds ‘Merchant of Venice’

April 26, 2016

As the world marks the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on Monday tweeted that he too, is a fan of The Bard, and highlighted “The Merchant of Venice” — famous for its derogatory depiction of Jewish moneylender Shylock — as being in “accordance with Western values.” “I have read

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Middle East, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Lebanese BDS calls to ban Batman v Superman

April 25, 2016

The Lebanese Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) Movement has demanded that the government ban the screening of the new Hollywood movie Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, because it stars Israeli actress Gal Gadot, according to the Lebanese reports. Gadot, who is cast as Wonder Woman, was the subject of scrutiny in a letter the

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Middle East, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

B’nai B’rith wants to ban anti-Semitic comedian

April 25, 2016

B”nai Brith in Montreal is urging officials to refuse the French performer Dieudonne from entering into Canada. Dieudonne has multiple convictions and fines for making anti-Semitic statements against Jews in France and Belgium. The controversial comedian, who routinely makes jokes about gas chambers and has publicly denied the Holocaust, is booked to play 10 shows

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International, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

‘Way Down River’ is a play about prison

April 20, 2016

There ain’t no limit on bad luck. If there was, I’da run out years ago.” By Eric George Tauber SOLANA BEACH, California — Adapted from ‘Old Man’ by William Faulkner, Way Down River takes us to the Parchman State Penal Farm, Mississippi, 1927. Aikins has returned nine weeks after he had been presumed drowned in a

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Eric George Tauber, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

‘Everybody Loves Raymond’ star Doris Roberts, 90

April 19, 2016

Popular actress Doris Roberts, who was best known for her role as matriarch Marie Barone in Everybody Loves Raymond, has passed away at the age of 90. According to a spokesperson for the family, she remained healthy and active and died in her sleep. Roberts was born to a Russian-Jewish family in St. Louis and

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Obituaries & memorials, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Bialik: Tough to be Shomer Shabbat in Hollywood

April 17, 2016

You may know her as Amy Fowler from The Big Bang Theory television, or as Blossom Russo, the titular character from the mid-90″s sitcom Blossom. Mayim Bialik has played dozens of roles in television and film in a career that stretches back nearly 30 years. In that sense, Bialik is very much at home in

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Jewish Religion, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Richard Dreyfuss: Trump rhetoric is ‘public indecency’

April 15, 2016

By Chris Jennewein LA JOLLA, California — Academy Award-winner Richard Dreyfuss lamented Thursday the decline of civility in American politics, accusing the Republican front-runner of “public indecency.” “Donald Trump is the icing on the cake that will poison and kill this country,” he said at a press conference. “It’s not about politics. It’s a question of his

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Chris Jennewein, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Lipinsky Jewish Arts Festival set for May 27 – July 17

April 14, 2016

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) – San Diego Repertory Theatre (San Diego REP) hosts the 23rd Annual Lipinsky Family San Diego Jewish Arts Festival from May 27 through July 17, 2016. Following up 2015’s festival, the highest selling in JFest history, the slate of twelve performances happening at eight different San Diego and North County venues features

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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego Calendar, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

You can say a lot in just 5 minutes

April 13, 2016

By Eric George Tauber LA JOLLA, California — In the days before television, families huddled around their radios listening to the comedy of Jack Benny, mysteries of The Shadow and the surreal science fiction of X-1. There were no sets or costumes, just the voices of actors paired with the imaginations of their listeners made

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Eric George Tauber, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Herb Alpert and Lani Hall: A Whipped Cream Life

April 11, 2016

By Mimi Pollack LA MESA, California — Herb Alpert and Lani Hall do not rest on their laurels. At 81 and 71, they are still going strong and sound as fresh as ever. As a child in Mexico City in the 1960’s, I remember my older siblings listening to Herb Alpert and the Tijuana’s

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Mimi Pollack, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Musical stars light up our college campuses

April 11, 2016

“If I am not for myself, who will be for me?” –Hillel By Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — If you want to break into showbiz, you have to put yourself out there. You have to stand before judges and audiences with poise and confidence even though your insides are churning with nervous insecurity. That was

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Eric George Tauber, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Jay Leno fundraises for United Hatzalah

April 11, 2016

NEW YORK (Press Release) — At a special concert fundraiser for Israel’s largest volunteer EMS service held at the Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York on Sunday, United Hatzalah was honored by Jay Leno, who performed a long comedy set and offered on the spot to donate a $36,000 fully equipped ambucycle for the

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Middle East, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Survivors reunite, deal with memories in ‘To Life’

Playwrights Project tells stories in prisoners’ words

Khamenei lauds ‘Merchant of Venice’

Lebanese BDS calls to ban Batman v Superman

B’nai B’rith wants to ban anti-Semitic comedian

‘Way Down River’ is a play about prison

‘Everybody Loves Raymond’ star Doris Roberts, 90

Bialik: Tough to be Shomer Shabbat in Hollywood

Richard Dreyfuss: Trump rhetoric is ‘public indecency’

Lipinsky Jewish Arts Festival set for May 27 – July 17

You can say a lot in just 5 minutes

Herb Alpert and Lani Hall: A Whipped Cream Life

Musical stars light up our college campuses

Jay Leno fundraises for United Hatzalah

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