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Life Top Nine Holocaust Movies To Watch On The Ninth Of Av
If you’re a graduate of the traditional Jewish summer camp system, you probably think of Tisha B’Av, the Ninth of Av, the commemoration of the destruction of the Temple, as “Holocaust Movie Day.” Observant Jews dwell on mourning on the Ninth of Av. Not only do we fast and refrain from any bodily pleasures, but…
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Community 5 Can’t-Miss Events At This Year’s San Francisco Jewish Film Festival
The 38th San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, presented by the Jewish Film Institute, returns July 19–August 5, 2018 in five Bay Area cities. SFJFF is the largest Jewish cultural event in Northern California and the Bay Area’s annual celebration of excellence in independent cinema that showcases the diversity of global Jewish life. See complete film…
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Culture How Claude Lanzmann Created Post-War European Jewish Identity
A few years ago at a conference in Paris, I was present at a lecture in French, a language that I understand well enough, but which I speak only with great difficulty. The lecture dealt with the Egyptian-Jewish poet and Holocaust survivor Edmond Jabès. Afterwards I wanted to ask a question, so I began speaking…
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Fast Forward Director Ridley Scott To Adapt Israeli Professor’s Book ‘Sapiens’ To Screen
(JTA) — “Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind,” the bestselling book by Israeli historian Yuval Noah Harari, will be adapted to a movie. The film will be adapted from the book by American director Ridley Scott and British documentarian Asif Kapadia, the Hollywood Reporter announced Wednesday. The non-fiction book charts the course of the development…
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The Schmooze Every Blockbuster Movie Coming Out This Summer: What To See, What To Skip
It’s burning hot outside and world news couldn’t be worse. So let’s go to the movies. The Forward has compiled a list of all of the remotely popcorn-friendly movies that have come out or will come out this summer. We’ll tell you what we thought, what we expect, and of course, anything Jewish you should…
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The Schmooze Movie News: ‘Eating Animals,’ Jeff Goldblum And Zoey Deutch
Do you like movies? You’re in the right place. Read on for the best, worst and weirdest of this week’s movie news, from a spirited disagreement about the new documentary “Eating Animals” to a review of Jeff Goldblum’s most recent flirty antics. 1) “Eating Animals” met a mixed reception The new Natalie Portman-produced documentary “Eating…
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The Schmooze When Mister Rogers, A Presbyterian Minister, Talked About Tikkun Olam
I recently watched the new documentary making headlines across indie film lovers’ social feeds, determined to find nostalgic relevance from a show I knew nearly nothing about — until now. I distinctly remember snippets “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood,” its mesmerizing trolley whizzing by, but didn’t actually grow up watching the show regularly as a 90’s child….
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The Schmooze Movie News: Woody Allen Tactless On #MeToo, Why Jews Didn’t Play Jews During Hollywood’s Golden Age
Greetings, movie fans! Last week saw the Forward’s culture desk unusually understaffed, and therefore, a melancholic lack of movie news. This week, to make up for the omission, we have two weeks’s worth of movie news to summarize: The good, the bad, the very strange and more. Read on. 1) Alison Klayman spoke about her…
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