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Gefilte Fish Slithers Into Harvard Yard
Rabbi Hirschy Zarchi, Chabad House director at Harvard, climbed atop a chair last Friday evening to make his Sabbath address. “How many of you ate gefilte fish tonight?” he asked triumphantly. Zarchi didn’t get much of a response. Few of the 650-plus students sitting in the dining room of Harvard’s Annenberg Hall could hear him….
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Not All of Grandpa’s Tales Were Tall
Al Lewis, famous for playing Grandpa on the 1960s television comedy “The Munsters,” certainly had the last laugh. When he died two weeks ago, newspapers across the country listed him as being 95 years old, but it turns out that the actor-turned-Green Party candidate was only 82. Lewis apparently spiked his age several decades ago…
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Hitler Goes on Trial in Boca
‘The False Witness,” a Chabad-sponsored play that puts Adolf Hitler on trial for crimes against humanity, enjoyed a two-day run in Boca Raton, Fla., this past weekend. Part courtroom drama and part history lesson, the interactive performance — in which the audience is sworn in as the jury — brings a virtual who’s who of…
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Radio Show Yields Surprise Bestseller
The Jewish Publication Society, publisher of such sober scholarship as “The JPS Torah Commentary” series and “Studies in Modern Theology and Prayer,” has scored a surprise best seller by going back to basics with Marc Zvi Brettler’s “How To Read the Bible.” Brettler recently appeared on National Public Radio’s interview show “Fresh Air,” and his…
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Skating Toward Olympic Gold
Mathieu Schneider, one of the few Jewish hockey players in the National Hockey League, is always on the lookout for other Jewish skaters. When he was trying out for the American Olympic ice hockey team in 2002, he sought out Jeff Halpern, captain of the Washington Capitals — and a fellow Jew. Though neither ended…
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Holy Mole!
The Mole Antonelliana, the domed and spired building that dominates the skyline in Turin, Italy, has become the iconic image of the 2006 Winter Olympics. A stylized version of the building appears above the five Olympic rings to form the current Olympic logo. Though one might not guess it from its looks, the 530-foot-tall structure…
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Two Israel-themed Films Get Oscar Attention
With the Hamas victory in the Palestinian elections still dominating the headlines, two films on the subject of Israel and terrorism were nominated for Academy Awards this week. Steven Spielberg’s “Munich” was nominated for five Oscars, including best film, best director and best adapted screenplay, while “Paradise Now,” a feature by Palestinian director Hany Abu-Assad,…
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Just What Is a Jewish Mother?
Actress-comedian Judy Gold kicks off her new one-woman show, “25 Questions for a Jewish Mother,” with a question put to her by her own smothering Jewish mom. Gold plays an answering machine message in which the senior Gold — always quick to assume the worst — asks Judy, who is in her 40s, if the…
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Not Working Out?
Afeud over noisy dogs has turned into a case of alleged antisemitism in rural western Pennsylvania. For years, neighbors have been filing complaints about the noise level from the Barber property, where husband and wife Mike and Paula run a dog kennel. The Barbers keep as many as 130 dogs at a time. Mike Barber…
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Down to Earth Actress Charms Houston
When actress Camryn Manheim, clad in a gray pinstripe pantsuit, strode onto the stage last week at a luncheon sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Greater Houston, the 900 or so women who turned out for the event had little idea what to expect. Most knew she was an actress. Many remembered her role as…
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Critics Circle Golden Globe
And the award goes to… Palestine? The Golden Globes caused something of a stir last week when the award for best foreign film went to “Paradise Now,” a feature film about a pair of Palestinian suicide bombers. Israel, in particular, was irked that the film was listed as being from “Palestine.” “There is no state…
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