Nirit Anderman (Haaretz)
By Nirit Anderman (Haaretz)
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Life ‘What Anguish’: Israeli Actress Ronit Elkabetz Dies at 51
Ronit Elkabetz, a leading Israeli actress, director and scriptwriter, died April 19 at age 51 after a battle with cancer. Over the course of her career, Elkabetz won three Ophir awards – the Israeli equivalent of the Oscar – for best actress, for her performances in the films “Sh’Chur,” “Late Marriage” and “The Band’s Visit”,…
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Fast Forward Was Oscar-Nominated Palestinian Director of ‘5 Broken Cameras’ Detained in L.A.?
Michael Moore, the American film director, sent a message Wednesday on his Twitter social networking account saying that the Palestinian co-director of the film “5 Broken Cameras,” Emad Burnat, had been detained early Wednesday morning by U.S. immigration officials at Los Angeles International Airport after arriving at the airport overnight. Burnat flew to Los Angeles…
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