‘Golda’ focuses on a few grim weeks in the life of Israel’s first female prime minister. A biographer wants you to see the bigger picture.
For Meir’s defenders, her legacy has often been obscured by misogyny and condescension
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Fast Forward Helen Mirren plays Golda Meir in a new film. The two are also (kind of) related.
Mirren was in Jerusalem for the Israeli premiere of 'Golda,' the dramatic film she’s headlining about Meir’s handling of the Yom Kippur War
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Fast Forward Golda Meir biopic starring Helen Mirren gets US release date
It will focus on Meir’s decision-making during the Yom Kippur War, her complicated relationship with U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and her legacy around the world
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The Schmooze Helen Mirren To Host 2016 ‘Jewish Nobel’ Ceremony in Jerusalem
Academy Award-winning actress Helen Mirren will host the 2016 Genesis Prize award ceremony in Jerusalem. At the June 23 ceremony, Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu will present the $1 million Genesis Prize to an acclaimed violinist, educator and advocate for individuals with disabilities. The Genesis Prize, which has been referred to as the “Jewish Nobel,”…
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Fast Forward Helen Mirren Honored for Educating About Nazi-Looted Art
Academy Award-winning actress Helen Mirren accepted an award for helping to educate the public about the issues surrounding Nazi-looted art. On Friday, the World Jewish Congress presented Mirren with its Recognition Award, which honors those working on behalf of the Jewish people, at a ceremony at New York’s Neue Gallery. Mirren starred in the 2015…
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The Schmooze Helen Mirren To Be Honored By World Jewish Congress
All hail the Queen! The Weinstein Company has announced that will be honored by the World Jewish Congress for her role in “Woman in Gold.” In the film, Mirren plays Maria Altmann, an Austrian-American fighting to reclaim her family’s Gustav Klimt paintings – including the famous Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I – stolen by the…
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Culture All That’s ‘Gold’ Does Not Always Glitter
If Richard Linklater’s “Before Sunrise” motivated young travelers to chat up random passengers on the train, make an impromptu stop in Vienna, spend the night wandering its streets, and finish off by having sex in the Stadtpark, Simon Curtis’s “Woman in Gold” might serve as inspiration for a different sort of tourist experience. Young American…
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Culture Will Helen Mirren Be Typecast as a Jew?
When I first meet Helen Mirren, the actress pauses before she shakes my hand. Instead, she goes for the hand sanitizer. “I’m appearing in a play,” she says, “and I’m deathly afraid of catching a cold.” I suggest a fist bump instead, but once sanitized she goes with the more traditional route. Mirren is currently…
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