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Jewish and Normal? Oy!

Naomi Pfefferman September 6, 2001

NBC\’s hit \”Will & Grace,\” which is up for 12 Emmys this month, is one of the first network shows to feature an appealing homosexual main character. But the sitcom — which revolves around gay attorney Will and his best gal pal Grace — is a first for another reason: its novel depiction of a young Jewish woman.\n\nGrace Adler, played by Jewish actress Debra Messing, is a gorgeous, kooky interior designer who is neither pushy nor a shopaholic. Forget pathetic Melissa from \”thirtysomething\” or obnoxious Vicki from \”Suddenly Susan.\”

A Boy and His Golem

Tom Tugend August 9, 2001

\”Snow in August\” is an offbeat TV movie, part gritty reality and part fantasy, at the center of which is the curious friendship between an Irish Catholic altar boy and a refugee rabbi in post-World War II Brooklyn.

Redefining Beauty

Naomi Pfefferman June 21, 2001

\”Why don\’t we f— this audition and I\’ll play you right now for the part?\” she said. \”If I lose, you\’ll never see me again. But if I win, I walk out of here with the script.\”

Benefiting Women’s Theater

Ellen Jaffe-Gill April 19, 2001

Doris Roberts, who plays Marie Barone on the popular sitcom \”Everybody Loves Raymond,\” will read the Grace Paley story \”Goodbye and Good Luck\” at a fundraiser for the Jewish Women\’s Theatre Project (JWTP) on April 23.

Loving “Life” ‘s Lessons

Michael Aushenker December 14, 2000

Heather Paige Kent, an attractive Bronx-born brunette loaded with charm and New York wit, discussed with Up Front the complexities of transcending stereotypes on her ethnic-flavored, freshman-year program from the patio of her Newport Beach residence.

Rampant Rudeness

Jane Ulman October 12, 2000

Lack of civility is nothing new. If we had been a kinder, gentler and less stiff-necked people 3,310 years ago, Moses wouldn\’t have had to trek up Mt. Sinai for the Ten Commandments.

Nuremberg Reprised

Naomi Pfefferman July 13, 2000

Actor Christopher Plummer was bewildered by the response to his monologue on the set of \”Nuremberg,\” the four-hour TNT miniseries about the war-crimes trial of 22 members of the Nazi high command.

What Makes Henry Tick?

Michael Aushenker January 27, 2000

Given the great heights of celebrity he has scaled, his 30-year career begs the question: what made Winkler last?

The ADL Is Not Amused

Tom Tugend December 23, 1999

The Anti-Defamation League is not amused by a \”Saturday Night Live\” satire in which cast members, posing as pop stars, said that Jews own all the banks and that Christians have forgiven them for \”killing our Lord.\”

PBS Pope Profile

Tom Tugend September 23, 1999

There is a haunting image in the early part of the PBS \”Frontline\” documentary on Pope John Paul II. As the Warsaw ghetto goes up in flames, just outside the wall and within sight and sound of the remaining Jewish resistance fighters, a carousel goes round and round, full of carefree, frolicking, young Poles

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