Nathan Burstein
By Nathan Burstein
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Israel News The L.A. Times: ‘Jewish Guys Heart Shiksas’
Who’s to blame for keeping Jewish women off the big screen? The answer: Jewish men, at least according to commenters on a Los Angeles Times blog. Inspired by an October 20 article in the Jewish online journal Tablet, the L.A.Times blog “The Big Picture” riffed on the argument of the earlier piece, which suggests that…
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News Saving Pastrami on Rye
Nearly 80 years after their heyday — when they numbered roughly 2,000 in New York City alone — delis have found an unlikely young advocate in David Sax, the 30-year-old author of the newly published “Save the Deli.” Subtitled “In Search of Perfect Pastrami, Crusty Rye, and the Heart of Jewish Delicatessen,” the book, published…
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Israel News Israeli Director’s Paranormal Hit
A horror film shot inside the home of first-time Israeli director Oren Peli has become a surprise smash hit at the box office. “Paranormal Activity” landed at fifth place at the box office between October 9 and October 11, raking in $7.1 million over the three-day span and drawing comparisons to the 1999 horror sensation…
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Israel News Gaza Zoo May Get Real Zebras
Here’s an aspect of Arab-Israeli relations that’s truly black and white: A pair of zebras, currently residents of the Ramat Gan Safari located in a northern suburb of Tel Aviv, may be on their way to Gaza as a gift to the area’s children. The transfer is being considered following an incident in which the…
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Israel News Haifa Musical Export Gains on Lady Gaga
Enthusiasm is catching for Infected Mushroom, the Israeli trance band. A month after their latest release, members of Haifa’s best-known musical export have made their debut appearance on the Billboard sales charts, surging 33 places to reach the No. 8 spot on the magazine’s Heatseeker Albums list. In rankings dated October 10, the group also…
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Israel News ‘Ajami’ Wins Top Israeli Film Prize
A film about crime and violence near Tel Aviv has been named Israel’s official selection for next year’s Academy Awards. “Ajami,” a drama set among cops and criminals in the mixed Arab and Jewish city of Jaffa, swept the major prizes September 26 at the Ophirs, the top honors of the Israeli Film and Television…
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Israel News Holiday Pilgrimage for Israeli Rockers
A small group of Israel’s top entertainers returned home after Rosh Hashanah from a traditional holiday pilgrimage — to Ukraine. Top-selling musicians, including Eyal Golan, Lior Narkis and Kobi Peretz, arrived back in Israel on September 21 after celebrating the New Year in Uman, a city in central Ukraine that has become a major destination…
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News Tel Aviv’s ‘Flower Carpet’
The city of Tel Aviv received flowers for its birthday — half a million blooms, to be exact. A gift from the city of Brussels, the 500,000 dahlias were flown from the Belgian capital September 16 as part of ongoing festivities to mark Tel Aviv’s 100th anniversary, a celebration that kicked off in early April…
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