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May 25, 2007

Save the computer peace, save the world

\”Impossible!\” That\’s what Itamar Azulay, a 32-year-old Israeli general contractor, had to say about \”PeaceMaker,\” a computer game for both Mac and PC that challenges players to do what many have tried and failed to do: bring peace to the Middle East. \”There\’s no way to do it,\” he said, visibly frustrated with the game. Azulay has been living in the San Fernando Valley since he was 14, but hasn\’t lost his Israeli edge. He\’s also an avid gamer and a fan of Xbox\’s \”Gears of War.\”

L.A.: The New Israel

When you have spent time away from what feels like a Jewish home, Los Angeles becomes the new Israel. Los Angeles is a gateway to the prospect of positive Jewish American identity. There is a fearlessness to the Hebrew on the walls, the Jewish labor movement mural on the building. There is a fearlessness to having a kosher Subway sandwich shop.

Composer’s hit musical spells success ‘B-E-E’

William Finn, composer, lyricist and creator of the hit musical, \”The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,\” says his own surname is the result of a misspelling. \”When my great-uncle came from Russia, he kept saying he was looking for someone named Fein, so the genius at Ellis Island gave him the name Finn,\” he breezily explains from his Manhattan apartment.

Trio of Israeli student films shine on the French Riviera

Asaf Korman\’s 25-minute short is one of three Israeli student films at Cannes this year. The other two were selected for the Cinefondation category, a competition exclusively for short films produced by film school students.

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