Liel Leibovitz
By Liel Leibovitz
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Imagine, if you will, the following scenario: A modern-day Moses, standing atop Mount Sinai, has just received the Ten Commandments. Looking down, he sees the Israelites, impatient to hear the word of God. He pulls his iPhone out from the creases of his robe and starts tapping on it furiously. The Israelites, Moses knows, all…
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Culture Hollywood Hath No Fury Like a Jewish State Scorned
Dear Hollywood, I watched the Academy Awards on Sunday, and I’m very disappointed in you. I’m not talking about Hugh Jackman’s song-and-dance numbers, or the inane montages and lengthy intros that made an already time-consuming ceremony feel even more protracted. I’m talking about Israel. Let’s be honest here, Hollywood: Israel deserved that Oscar for Best…
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Culture Red Emma in Black and White
A Dangerous Woman: The Graphic Biography of Emma Goldman By Sharon Rudahl New Press, 128 pages, $17.95. It should be of little surprise that Emma Goldman ended up a comic-book heroine. Now dead for nearly seven decades, Red Emma — anarchist, activist, advocate of women’s rights — is still an inspiration to the young, rebellious…
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