Margaret Teich
By Margaret Teich
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Culture The Path on Which Funny Will Happen
Comedian Yisrael Campbell likes to get the crowd warmed up during his stand-up routines by using a little bit of background: “I grew up vaguely Catholic. ‘How Catholic?’ people always ask me. Well, Catholic enough to know I was going to hell.” He goes on, “I’m the firstborn son of a manic depressive Italian woman…
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Life Maybe That Murray Hill Video Isn’t So Funny, After All
Humor is a great way to begin tough conversations — ones that might lead to healing and understanding identity. As Jews, we know this as well as anyone; just look at our long tradition of conspicuously Jewish comedians who joke about identity. That is why, at first glance, the “Murray Hill” YouTube parody video seems…
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Israel News Notes on Fashion: Emerging Designer Looks to His Roots
At a recent fashion show hosted by Brooklyn College Hillel, all eyes were focused on designs by Igor Rozenblyum, a self-taught 24-year-old who immigrated to the United States from Ukraine with his family 10 years ago. A sort of modern-day Nudie Cohen — the late celebrity designer responsible for the over-the-top, blingy suits worn by…
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Israel News Notes to Cuba: A Musical Project
When Ladino-rock musician Sarah Aroeste visited Santa Clara, Cuba, on a recent humanitarian trip with B’nai B’rith International, she was surprised to find that while the 25-member strong Jewish community had a huge Holocaust memorial to commemorate those who died, it had only one CD of Jewish music to celebrate the living. She was also…
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Culture The Great Chrismukkah Mashup
Diwon The Beat Guide to Yiddish Free to download on shemspeed.com/diwon Not for sale. Erran Baron Cohen Songs In The Key Of Hanukkah New Line Records, $12.00 Every artist remembers the first time he or she re–masters another artist’s work. The poet Ezra Pound caught his artistic stride translating traditional Japanese and Chinese poems complete…
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