Writing a New Chapter
Naomi Pfefferman
November 27, 1997
The People of the Book is the Los Angeles area\’s first attempt at a Jewish book festival
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Entertainment
Making a Noise
Tom Tugend
November 20, 1997
In every other Mickey Rooney-Judy Garland movie, there came apoint when one or the other would pipe up with, \”Hey, kids, let\’s puton a show,\” followed by a glitzy Hollywood production number.
An American Story
Naomi Pfefferman
November 20, 1997
At the heart of \’A Life Apart: Hasidism in America\’ is aculture war that mirrors the conflict in today\’s Jewish community
The City by
Diane Arieff
November 20, 1997
Once-sleepy Haifa is now a tourist mecca, and MayorAmram Mitzna is spreading the word
Honor Thy Father
Naomi Pfefferman
November 20, 1997
Yvonne Sylva Maritza Josephine Kálmán, sixtyish,blond and glamorous, is named for all her father\’s favorite operettaheroines. So perhaps not surprisingly, she has dedicated much of herlife to seeing that her father\’s operettas have been performed allover the world.
Combining Business with Theater
Jewish Journal
November 13, 1997
Stuart Flack is a communications director by day and a playwright the rest of the time
All in the Family
Naomi Pfefferman
November 13, 1997
Author Annie Reiner is tall, elegant, poised — and politelyexasperated when you ask about her famous father and brother.\n\nYou can hardly blame her: It\’s the umpteenth time she\’s beenasked.
Philosophers and Fools
Diane Arieff
November 6, 1997
This earthy, lyrical film by writer-director Ali Nassar is easilyone of the festival\’s brightest highlights.
The Horse Whisperer
Jewish Journal
November 6, 1997
Sixty one and still full of surprises, that\’s Warren Beatty. This weekend, Beatty goes head to head at the box office with \”The Horse Whisperer,\” starring that other senior icon Robert Redford. Redford, like his contemporary Beatty, not only starsbut also directs and produces his movie. May the best man win.
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