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‘Diary Of Anne Frank’ Billboard Vandalized In Australia
Since its debut in 1956, Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett’s play “The Diary of Anne Frank,” has been used to educate audiences around the globe about the Holocaust. Sadly, not everyone has learned the play’s lessons. On August 10, an unknown vandal spray-painted a red swastika on a billboard advertising the Melbourne-based Peridot Theater Company’s…
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Canadian Artist Who Displayed Hitler Painting: It ‘May Or May Not Have Been A Publicity Stunt’
An artist from Saskatoon, in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, was banned from a local art and theater festival for attempting to sell a painting that prominently included Nazi imagery. She now says the work in question “may or may not have been a publicity stunt.” Shannon Gauthier displayed a painting titled “Never Again,” which…
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On Alfred Hitchcock’s 120th Birthday — His Most Secretly Jewish Film
The character Cary Grant plays in “North by Northwest” is a familiar one in Alfred Hitchcock’s films: An innocent everyman tangled in a web of intrigue that may wind up costing him his life. But the name of this character is different than the typical ones in Hitchcock’s work. He’s not L.B. Jeffries or John…
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J.D. Salinger’s Books Will Finally Make The Leap To Digital
Like many a student of the American school system, I remember my English-class issued copy of J.D. Salinger’s “The Catcher in the Rye” — a threadbare, dog-eared volume with names stretching back decades written on the inside cover. While that novel has fallen somewhat out of favor among the Gen Z cohort, the book is…
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Sept. 12: Montclair, NJ: ‘Heading Home: The Tale of Team Israel’ Screening + Q&A
Please join the Forward at a screening of “Heading Home: The Tale of Team Israel” on September 12 in Montclair, New Jersey. The film, about Israel’s Cinderella run at the 2017 World Baseball classic, has been playing to sold-out audiences around the country. The screening will be at 7 p.m. at the Bow Tie Clairidge…
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Film & TV Between East And West Jerusalem, ‘Our Boys’ Shows Two Sides Of A Tragedy
Five years ago, the murder of four teens sparked a 50-day war between Gaza and Israel. It began on June 12, 2014, when three Israeli Jewish adolescents hitchhiking home from an Israeli settlement in the West Bank went missing. Their disappearance led to a wide-ranging search for their abductors, called “Operation Brother’s Keeper,” which saw…
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Sept. 7: Manhattan: New York Press Club’s Panel
Forward staff writer Ari Feldman will speak on a panel at the New York Press Club’s annual conference. A winner of one of the organization’s prestigious awards, Ari will explain his work, which consists mostly of in-depth features on the religion beat, as well as his writing and reporting process. He’ll be on the panel,…
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Happy 80th Birthday To “The Wizard Of Oz”
“The Wizard of Oz”, which debuted in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, on August 12, 1939, remains one of the most influential musical films ever made in Hollywood, in part because of its Jewish inspiration. The film’s wide audience has always included Jewish spectators. The historian Adele Reinhartz has recalled the “religious” devotion with which her Canadian Jewish…
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Why Son Of Sam Was Bad For The Jews In 1977
Editor’s Note: David “Son of Sam” Berkowitz was arrested on this day in 1977. We return to this story to examine the impact Berkowitz’s crimes had on the Jewish community. The arrest of the Son of Sam in August 1977 was good for the Jews, and it was also bad for the Jews. Good because…
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In ‘The Dead Of Jaffa,’ The Past Haunts Israel’s Present
We usually don’t think of a debut feature as made by someone senior, especially if the filmmaker is one of the figureheads of Israeli culture. And yet, this is the case with Ram Loevy’s “The Dead of Jaffa,” which premiered recently at the Jerusalem Film Festival, and which will go into theatrical release in Israel…
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Silver Jews Front Man David Berman Has Died At 52
Musician and writer David Berman, whose provocatively-named band Silver Jews brought poetry to the ragged world of ‘90s indie rock, has died at age 52. Berman’s label, Drag City, announced his passing on August 7. It did not share a cause of death. Known for his cryptic, verbose lyrics, steady baritone and resistance to performing…
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