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Hollywood
An X-Mas Like No Other
\”The sun is shining, the grass is green, the orange and palm trees sway. There\’s never been such a day in Beverly Hills, L.A. But it\’s December the 24th, and I am longing to be up north.\”
While it isn\’t likely the above stanza sparks many memories, the next line should: \”I\’m dreaming of a White Christmas.\”
Bing Crosby\’s popular version of the song — introduced in \”Holiday Inn\” (1942) and later sung in \”White Christmas\” (1954) — cut out the satirical introduction.
Fraud Arrest at Kabbalah Centre
Tel Aviv police have arrested the director of the Israel Kabbalah Centre, following complaints that he had fraudulently exploited a dying cancer patient and her husband.
Yo, God!
As a 50-year-old white high school teacher, I\’m well outside the hip-hop demographic. I can\’t dance, have increasingly little fashion sense, and can\’t pull off the permanent scowl required by the true hip-hoppers. But here I am, in the packed and noisy Stella Adler Theatre in Hollywood, wondering if these two Jewish guys got some innate rhythm sense that I don\’t. And wondering if I can stand the embarrassing spectacle if it turns out that they don\’t.
Spectator – Bruce in Living Off-Color
Cynics contend that dying young can be \”a good career move.\” It worked out that way for Lenny Bruce, a rebel hero of the Beat-era comedy scene who has been lionized since his premature death by drug overdose in 1966. At 40, Bruce had, for five years, been hounded by law enforcement, standing trial in San Francisco, Chicago and New York.
What, Meryl Worry?
56-year-old actor extraordinaire Streep of \”Out of Africa,\” \”Sophie\’s Choice,\” \”Kramer vs. Kramer,\” \”Postcards From the Edge,\” \”Angels in America,\”etc. and 13 Academy Award nominations fame has taken on the comi-tragic role of a Jewish mother.
How the West Was Frum
Can you imagine an Orthodox bar mitzvah celebrated in the Arizona desert soon after the Civil War — with a guest list that includes Apache warriors, gun-slinging outlaws and a minyan imported from Tombstone?
Two Tickets to ‘Paradise’
The journeys of 11 of the brightest names who left the Old for the New World are chronicled and visualized in the Skirball Cultural Center exhibit, \”Driven Into Paradise.\”
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