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Calendar Dec 14-20

Shmuel Tikvah, a young Nigerian, heard time and time again about the Igbo people, who claim descent from ancient Israelites. Research at an Internet cafe leads him on a quest to find this Nigerian Jewish community, which keeps kosher, lights Shabbat candles and prays in Hebrew.

Picks and Clicks for September 5-11, 2009

Shelley Berman, the first stand-up comedian to appear at Carnegie Hall and the first to win a Grammy for best comedy album, will star in the Celebrity Staged Play Reading of “Keep the Two Dollars,” by Bill Barnett. The comedy’s plot involves an expensive bracelet, a mystery man, a suspected love affair, an insurance company and a British bride. Produced and directed by Alexandra More. A Q-and-A with the playwright will follow the performance.

Inside Shelley Berman, Again

Shelley Berman is 80 years old and hot, hot, hot. When he cups his hand over the phone and yells to his wife: \”Where am I this week, Sarah?\” he\’s not having a senior moment. Fresh from playing Larry David\’s father on the HBO series, \”Curb Your Enthusiasm,\” he\’s got bookings in Las Vegas, feature film shoots and network television tapings on top of his regular slate of teaching classes at USC. Shelley\’s current schedule would kill a person half his age, which is why, at 44, I\’m functioning as his occasional producer, acolyte and coffee bringer (\”Last time someone brought me hazelnut — can\’t a person get an honest cup of coffee any more?\”) at 24th Street Theatre, where we\’re in the middle of a live Shelley Berman minifestival.

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