Out and About: Alice Walker Sails For Gaza; Woody Allen Heads For Rome
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Novelist Alice Walker explains why she is sailing to Gaza.
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The New York Times profiles Idan Raichel, Israel’s “musician of the decade.”
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JWeekly profiles the Ridin’ Chai Motorcycle Club of Northern California.
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In Souciant, The Arty Semite contributor Joel Schalit writes about Public Enemy in Arabic.
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In Tablet, The Arty Semite contributor Shulem Deen writes about his journey from Hasid to Hipster Brooklyn.
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Woody Allen has announced that his next film, “The Bop Decameron,” will be set in Rome and will star Alec Baldwin, Jesse Eisenberg and Ellen Page.
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Remember that labor mural in Maine? Governer Paul LePage has apparently been receiving thousands of angry e-mail over his decision to remove it.
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The new issue of Jewish Fiction .net is out.
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The new issue of Country Yossi Family Magazine is also out.
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