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Groopman’s World
For those who don\’t remember, Attanasio is the brilliant creator and writer of \”Homicide: Life on the Street,\” the former NBC series that was always more beloved by critics and its small but fanatically devoted group of viewers than by the public at large. Among the talents spawned by that show, none made more of an impression than Andre Braugher, a Shakespearean-trained actor of enormous power who, during the show\’s run, got himself a cover of TV Guide which asked the question in banner headlines: \”Is this the best actor on television?\”
Patriot with Paint
The Szyk show has its curveballs, such as \”Indian Negotiations, Polish American Fraternity,\” and the artist\’s penchant for depicting Hitler and Nazi commanders as porcine oafs in political cartoons.
Potent Portraits
Jill Poyourow\’s preoccupation with portraits began amid the savory smell of soup in her grandmother\’s kitchen. There hung an intriguing photograph of her grandma\’s grandfather, who had cared for her from infancy after her own mother abandoned her to come to America. The 1910 picture revealed a devout-looking man with a long, flowing white beard, seated with his right hand resting on an open book. In the shadows, Poyourow could barely make out his worn shoes.
Mourning Israel’s Poet
Yehuda Amichai, a world-renowned poet and one of Israel\’s most famous writers, has died of cancer at the age of 76.
A Letter to Amichai
People around the world read your poems in 33 languages. You were not lost in translation.
Jewish Folk Dance in Bolshoi
Everything looked normal under the columns of the main entrance of the Moscow Bolshoi Theater – a full house, lots of people eager for tickets and scalpers asking for $15, which is a lot for Moscow.But the performance inside was a departure for the Bolshoi. Through its 200-year history, the Bolshoi has been famous for classical ballet and opera, but it was also the scene where Lenin and Trotsky spoke to ardent revolutionary crowds and Stalin greeted mass gatherings of his secret police officers during the great purges of the 1930s.
Bigger Picture Hits Small Screen
A new cultural awareness program is about to make a lot of waves – as in airwaves.
Hollywood Jews and the FTC Report
Leading Jewish Hollywood executives and directors responded with a sense of shame this week to the Federal Trade Commission\’s (FTC) report criticizing the marketing of media violence to minors. Reached by phone, they spoke with The Jewish Journal about how they struggled to reconcile their sense of social and moral responsibility with the demands of the marketplace. Many felt the challenge of balancing the task of self-regulation from within the industry against the evil of censorship from the outside. Others spoke of a more personal balance, played out against a highly charged political atmosphere: deciding how much of the entertainment industry\’s product their own children can watch.
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