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Films: Documentary captures young Orthodox boxer’s journey

The era of Jewish boxers — tough guys from the ghettos, like Benny Leonard and Barney Ross — is over. For that matter, the era of boxing itself, once king of all American sports, has passed, as well. In that regard, Dmitriy Salita is doubly a throwback, being both Jewish and a boxer, with an added twist: As a practicing Orthodox Jew, he does not fight on the Sabbath. What normally might be a potentially fatal limitation for a boxer (many fights are scheduled for weekend nights) has proved to be a public relations bonanza for this undefeated junior welterweight, now the star of Jason Hutt\’s documentary film, \”Orthodox Stance,\” opening April 11 in Los Angeles.

Some Jews still upset as Pope readies U.S. visit

When news broke last year that Pope Benedict XVI was reviving an ancient prayer for the conversion of the Jews, the reaction in Jewish circles was outrage tempered by confusion.

Communal leaders warned that the move would deal a serious blow to the four decades of progress in Jewish-Catholic relations following Nostra Aetate — the landmark document that absolved the Jews of collective guilt for the killing of Jesus — unless the pope clarified how the prayer meshed with Catholic doctrine.

Dave Lieberman keeps it hot in the kitchen

He\’s only 28, but Dave Lieberman already has two cookbooks and two television shows on the Food Network. With no formal culinary training, Lieberman is among today\’s hottest young celebrity chefs.

Enter Elijah, designated drinker

Passover is a holiday near and dear to Marc Jaffe\’s heart. So when the \”Seinfeld\” and \”Mad About You\” writer went to a friend\’s house for a seder last year, he was let down when an Elijah\’s entrance gag bombed.

\”They shook the table. I thought, \’You gotta be kidding me,\’\” he said. \”You gotta have better effects than that.\”

How Tinseltown shaped the world’s view of the Holocaust

Hollywood movies and television have shaped the way most of the world perceives the Final Solution, narrator Gene Hackman observes at the beginning of \”Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust.\” It is a statement that may not sit too well with generations of historians and authors, but the evidence validates the conclusion.

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