Fifteen years since it was last exhibited at the Spertus Museum in Chicago, Ruth Weisberg\’s \”The Scroll,\” a 94-foot mixed-media painting that encompasses the Jewish feminist narrative in mural form, will be displayed at the Skirball Cultural Center as part of a mid-career retrospective of her work titled \”Ruth Weisberg: Unfurled,\” opening Tuesday, May 8.
The announcement piqued the immediate interest of independent, Seattle-based filmmaker David Rabinovitch, and he started the long, torturous road of recreating the history of the Holy Office of the Inquisition, from its beginning in the early 13th century to its final gasps in the late 19th century. The result is the four-hour miniseries, \”Secret Files of the Inquisition,\” which PBS stations will air May 9 and 16, from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Just another 30 seconds at the Milken Institute Global Conference, the annual gathering that attracts everybody you\’ve ever seen on CSPAN, the MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour and FOX, including the owner of FOX, Rupert Murdoch — I bumped into him coming out of the men\’s room.\n
Have you heard of these new hybrid cars that combine the traditional engine with an electric one? Well, this is the equivalent phenomenon — hybrid Jews — Jews who embrace a new tradition, but keep a connection to their old one.
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Esther Netter, CEO of the Zimmer Children\’s Museum, speaks with infectious enthusiasm about her museum\’s upcoming exhibition, \”Show & Tell: The Art of Harmony,\” which opens Sunday, May 6.
Last Sunday\’s Israel Independence Day Festival at Woodley Park attracted 25,000 people — Israelis and supporters of Israel, and some just out for the fun of it. Here are some of their pictures and stories.
Haji Hayim sings and dances to a traditional song typically sung at b\’nai mitzvah ceremonies, but he does so to a techno beat. The cartoon character started grabbing the attention of the Iranian Jewish community in January 2006, when his video was distributed in e-mails as part of the official launch of Persianrabbi.com, the brainchild of 23-year-old product developer and community leader Eman Chayim Esmailzadeh.
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