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Hitler Viewed in an ‘Empty Mirror’

The film, which has been compared to Hans-Huergen Syberberg\’s \”Our Hitler,\” is sometimes heavy-handed and distinctly noncommercial. But it also raises issues about Hitler\’s mind and deeds that are engaging and timely.

Comic Riff

It\’s Day 1 of rehearsal for the new and improved version of Richard Krevolin\’s \”King Levine,\” scheduled to reopen at the Tiffany on May 1.

Community Briefs

Even for an international film producer and inveterate traveler, Arthur Cohn has covered a lot of territory recently.

Notes on L.A.’s Book Fair

The lawns and quadrangles of UCLA this weekend looked like a great renaissance bazaar, with banners flying and rows of white tents lining the walkways.

A Note of Appreciation

Charles Feldman remembers Los Angeles as a city burgeoning with new synagogues but not a lot of innovative liturgical music at the time he began his career.

‘No Irony but Only Tragedy’

\”How could my son be a Nazi?\” Susan Yassenoff Klebold, Dylan\’s mother, said at the funeral, according to Marxhausen. \”He\’s half Jewish, and the seder is practiced in our home. He was still complaining about having to say the Four Questions.\”

‘Littleton Didn’t Just ‘Happen Overnight’

Jonathan Kellerman began researching child violence for an Op-Ed piece in USA Today, and continued to study it when Ballantine approached him to write a book on the subject.

‘Hatred Is a ‘Process’

The tragedy that has engulfed Littleton, Colorado, is in fact a wakeup call for America — too many of our schools have become killing fields.

Where Nobody Knows Your Name

It was a Saturday night, and after watching the Lakers defeat the Warriors, I had no plans.

Noa’s Universal Appeal

When Achinoam Nini was growing up in the Bronx with her Yemenite-Israeli parents, her different name, exotic looks and diverse heritage made her feel out of place among her schoolmates.

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