Soulful Sounds
Orit Arfa
October 15, 1998
The sounds of heaven and earth merge when David De\’or and Shlomo Bar, two internationally acclaimed Israeli artists, combine their musical talents.
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Entertainment
A Playwright Returns to His Roots
Naomi Pfefferman
October 8, 1998
Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Alfred Uhry, 61, is a Southern Jew who defines himelf as someone who grew up in a community of genteel Southern Jews who wished they were Episcopalian.
Dr. Laura and the Rabbi
Wendy J. Madnick
October 8, 1998
Rabbi Stewart Vogel and Dr. Laura Schlessinger devoted nearly a year to working on \”The Ten Commandments\” — no small feat, considering their busy schedules.
Seinfeld Borrows a Talmud
Jewish Journal
October 8, 1998
The Jewish Community Library is used to catering to the literary needs of groups of school children, Yiddish scholars and day-schoolteachers. But seldom does it get a call for Talmudic texts to grace the set of a sitcom.
The Horse Whisperer
Jewish Journal
October 8, 1998
The $32 million movie is Beatty\’s baby. He produced, wrote, directed and, of course, is the on-screen linchpin of this outrageous caper — made, ironically, for the ultra-conservative Rupert Murdoch, who owns 20th Century Fox.
Hollywood’s Boy
Naomi Pfefferman
October 1, 1998
Looking studiously at the floor during a recent interview, Ben Stiller came off less the Hollywood \”It\” dude than the cute, shy guy you had a crush on at Jewish summer camp.
Haunting Visages
Naomi Pfefferman
September 24, 1998
The show is the artist\’s first major West Coast exhibit in three decades.
Coming of Age
Naomi Pfefferman
September 17, 1998
Like many Merchant Ivory films, \”Soldier\’s Daughter\” explores the conflict of cultures and the pressures experienced by protagonists living in exile.
The Great Profile in Caricature
Charles Marowitz
September 17, 1998
John Barrymore\’s career can be divided into four acts.
Retracing History
Tom Tugend
September 17, 1998
Israel\’s 50th anniversary celebration has brought forth a stream of reminiscences.
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