Oriel Danielson is an Israeli-Swedish documentary filmmaker. After earning his BFA from the Stockholm Academy of Dramatic Arts,
he relocated to NYC where he now lives and works.
Oriel Danielson
By Oriel Danielson
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Community Inside the Jewish Community of Fort Smith, Arkansas
Have you seen the John Wayne film “True Grit”? It’s set in Fort Smith, Arkansas. This is how I explain my annual holiday vacation destination to anyone who asks. My wife and I have been coming here every Christmas for the past eight years to visit her family. In all the years of visiting this…
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Community You Won’t Believe This Anti-Semitic Swedish Cartoon
A Facebook friend from Sweden shared a post criticizing this cartoon. The image was published Nov 20 on Dagens Nyheter, one of Sweden’s leading newspapers. Usually I would not react to these types of provocations, but this particular one made me gag in my mouth a little bit extra. Antisemitic comic strip in large Swedish…
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Community WATCH: In Israel, Civil Marriage Is Only a Cruise Away
Eight years ago I got married in the little town of Wagoner, Oklahoma. It was my first time in the US. My wife Katie and I were living in Israel at the time, young and in love, and were ready to tie the knot. There was one problem – I am Jewish and she isn’t….
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