Aly Raisman, the Jewish gymnast who won three medals at last summer’s London Olympics, is joining the celebrity cast of ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars.”
Hollywood exports are a big business, and U.S. studios sometimes rake in more from international licensing than domestic. Even though Israeli acquisitions account for only 2 percent of overseas television exports, Stern thinks Israel gets special attention.
A team of scouts is scouring the Diaspora for the ideal single Jewish man for a new Israeli reality television show. Once selected, the bachelor, who according to producers preferably will be good looking and \”financially secure,\” will come to Israel for the summer, when 15 young Israeli women will compete to capture his heart.
\”We all grow up in Jewish houses and we know the dream of Jewish mothers is that their son finds a nice Jewish girl,\” said Gadi Veinrib, a producer for the show, to be called — what else? — \”A Nice Jewish Boy.\”
Having survived the eight days, you\’re back to breaking bread, but questions about the Passover holiday still linger.
The process of changing Nazi history in films and television actually began some time ago in films and television. From Chaplin\’s \”The Great Dictator\” to \”Hogan\’s Heroes,\” from Ernst Lubitsch\’s \”To Be or Not to Be\” to \”The Grey Zone,\” World War II and the Holocaust have been told almost solely from the point of view of the victors and the victims.
If you were beginning to feel that too much time had passed since you last saw dancing bearded rabbis on television, then fear not, because West Coast Chabad, the organization that sponsors the \”L\’Chaim\” telethon, is broadcasting a special Chanukah party on KCAL-TV Channel 9 each night of Chanukah.
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