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September 9, 2007
Boychicks, the loony left, Sderot, Shmuel and e-mail from Turkey
Letters to the Editor.
Books: Land of ‘Golden’ dreams and tarnished identities
In her intricately plotted story, Gilmore deftly weaves fact into fiction as she traces the fortunes of three intertwined families of Jewish immigrants in early 20th century New York. The result is a compelling portrait of hopes, both realized and dashed, that explores questions of identity, self-invention, women\’s roles and the definition of success.
Books: Exile from Egypt through a daughter’s eyes
Lucette Lagnado, an award-winning investigative reporter for The Wall Street Journal, portrays her father and the cosmopolitan Cairo he loved and had to flee in 1963 when life became exceedingly difficult for the Jews, in the decade after King Farouk\’s fall and Gamal Abdel Nasser\’s ascent to power.
Books: Shoah satire crosses line into nasty territory
Condescension and shame make a toxic combination. As I read \”My Holocaust, \”howling — but aching — through page after page of relentlessly acerbic comedy, I was reminded of Masada and the Grand Canyon and found myself wondering: what makes good satire?
New Chabad telethon chief follows in his father’s footsteps
Rabbi Chaim Cunin, 33, executive producer of the telethon and CEO of Chabad of California, may represent a movement that dates back to the 1700s, but on a recent August day he wasn\’t wearing a dark frock coat. Instead, he sported casual attire: a blue button-down shirt, a brown tie and a yarmulke, that, when flipped around, bore the trademark dancing rabbi logo.
Books: Nusseibeh ‘Once Upon a Country’ memoir ends in disillusionment
The scion of an aristocratic Jerusalem family, Nusseibeh traces his roots back 1,300 years to one of the tribal leaders who joined Mohammad on his seventh century pilgrimage to Jerusalem.
Theater: ‘A’ is for ‘angst’ when you’re the creators of ‘Avenue Q’
The musical is \”how \’Friends\’ might be if it had Fozzie Bear and Miss Piggy arguing about their one-night stand but with more angst, expletives and full-on puppet sex,\” The Times of London said.\n
Film: ‘Bubble’ star crosses many borders in role as gay Palestinian
Yousef Sweid has worked as an actor, dancer, director, writer and puppeteer. To that list of talents one can add tightrope walking, a feat he accomplishes with considerable grace both in his life and in \”The Bubble,\” a new film from Eytan Fox that opens in Los Angeles on Sept. 7.
Briefs: Timerman says it’s not his father’s Argentina, Delshad backs off Beverly Hills Iranian dives
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