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Author Blog: How Long Did He Stand Alone?
Lenore Weiss is the author of the collection Cutting Down the Last Tree on Easter Island. Her blog posts are featured on The Arty Semite courtesy of the Jewish Book Council and My Jewish Learning’s Author Blog Series. For more information on the series, please visit: I received a postcard today from a K. Satterfield…
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A Very French Rhinoceros
Rhinoceros By Eugene Ionesco Directed by Emanuel Demarcy-Mota Theatre de la Ville The sleek new production of “Rhinoceros,” by Eugene Ionesco (who may or may not have been partially Jewish), currently running at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, is, well, very French. It comes via the Theatre de la Villa, Paris’s contribution to what I’d…
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The Fresh Faces of Chamber Music
The photo of sweet-faced young people on the CD cover does not prepare you for the ferocity of the music making on “Opus 1” (Azica), the debut recording by the Israeli Chamber Project. Founded in 2008, the ICP as configured for Opus 1 comprises clarinetist Tibi Cziger, cellist Michal Korman, harpist Sivan Magen, pianist Assaff…
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Thursday’s Shmooze Celebrity Roundup
We’re going to start off today’s roundup with all the Jewish sports news that’s fit to print: First, on the basketball court: NBA basketball player Malcolm Thomas, who was being considered by the Miami Heat, opted to sign a 1-year contract with Maccabi Tel Aviv. Meanwhile, Israeli player Gal Mekel, who played two seasons for…
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Author Blog: October Mourning and Tikkun Olam
Lesléa Newman is the author of 60 books including A Letter to Harvey Milk, Nobody’s Mother, Hachiko Waits, Write from the Heart,The Boy Who Cried Fabulous, The Best Cat in the World, and Heather Has Two Mommies. Her most recent book, October Mourning: A Song for Matthew Shepard, is now available. Her blog posts are…
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Hooking Up, Israeli Style
Be sincere. Stay fit. And don’t be afraid to nudge. That’s the advice from Tel Aviv-born party promoter Eliad Cohen on “How to Hook Up With a Sexy Israeli” in this week’s issue of Next, a New York gay weekly. Cohen’s “Tel-Aviv and Madrid-inspired” party, Papa, makes its stateside debut this Sunday. To mark the…
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Adam Brody on ‘The Oranges’
Adam Brody has been called adorkable and a geek. He’s also been listed three times in People magazine as one of the “50 Hottest Bachelors.” He’s best known for his role as hyper, nerdy, talkative Seth Cohen on the teen TV series, “The O.C.” He grew up in San Diego, got lousy grades in school…
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Wednesday’s Shmooze Celebrity Roundup
Last we read about Lena Dunham, we were wondering where her pants were. Now we hear she is shopping her first book around for a cool $ 1 million. Well, if she gets her asking price, she’ll at least be able to afford outfits that cover her lower extremities. And speaking of attire, Facebook CEO…
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"Vogue" Bar Mitzvah Boy Recreates Dance
Remember Shaun Sperling, the 33-year-old lawyer who performed “Vogue” at his bar mitzvah? Sperling became a hit when a video of the event went viral in August. The memorable performance begins when Sperling, still dressed in the slightly oversized gray suit and formal black shoes worn during the synagogue ceremony, enters the Madonna-themed party accompanied…
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Author Blog: A Still, Small Voice
Lenore Weiss is the author of the collection Cutting Down the Last Tree on Easter Island, is now available. Her blog posts are featured on The Arty Semite courtesy of the Jewish Book Council and My Jewish Learning’s Author Blog Series. For more information on the series, please visit: As I write this post in…
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Jenny Lee Stern on ‘Forbidden Broadway’
There are two words for all the actors, singers and dancers who believe “theater” is a major art form too important to denigrate: tough luck. After a three-year hiatus, “Forbidden Broadway” is back to put them in their place. “FB” has become something of an institution on the Great White Way — and on the…
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