Amidst a blizzard of Christmas specials, the commercial networks are giving short shrift to Chanukah, so it\’s up to public television and radio stations to pick up the slack. KCET (PBS, Channel 28) is putting the emphasis on the culinary delights of Chanukah with the following programs:
As the years went by, without quite realizing it, I\’d been stylistically left behind. My poor brass menorah was outclassed by the exquisite handmade silver set made in Hungary, or even the Agam knockoff (himself inspired by the commentator Rambam) with the diagonal arms now available at places like Bed, Bath and Beyond.
The Jewish Journal web site at www.jewishjournal.com now features a search engine that allows users to find articles that have appeared in past issues of the newspaper. The engine, pictured at right, can search by author, keyword, date or title.
When Benjamin Andron, a second-degree black belt, bows in at the beginning of the martial arts class he teaches, he always keeps his eyes raised.
Woody Allen once said the shortest book ever written was the one on Jewish athletes. Well, here is the shortest chapter in that book: Since May 1987, Argentinean native Imach Marcello Solomon (a k a Hoshitango) has been wrestling his way up in the competitive sumo leagues in Japan.
Every marriage has painful moments. Even the most loving marriages do. This fact of life is confirmed by the opening of chapter 30.
Chanukah reminds us of a very inspiring struggle of the Jewish people.
You can find something for everybody in books available this holiday season.
Everything about Michael Addis is unorthodox, including how his interest in directing began and how \”Poor White Trash\” came about.
The late, great actor Edward G. Robinson may never have won an Oscar, but he now has a U.S. Postal Service commemorative stamp.
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