“Lost Islands,” which will kick off the Israel Film Festival at its June 3 opening gala, begins with Avraham Levi demonstrating his concept of family loyalty to his wife and five sons.
Film producer Branko Lustig, who will receive the Israel Film Festival’s Lifetime Achievement Award on June 3, is probably the only child Holocaust survivor with two Oscars on his mantle shelf.
Israel’s film industry continues to add notches to its belt in the same way Israelis do just about everything: swiftly and assertively. During the past two years, Israel campaigned furiously and succeeded in scoring back-to-back Academy Award nominations for best foreign film.
The opening moment of the “American Idol” finale was dripping with irony. Considering that this was the most culturally polarized competition in the show’s history, it was amusing that finalists Adam Lambert and Kris Allen were both dressed regally in white.
Can you identify with an emotion never having experienced it personally? Can you learn from someone who shares his life story of survival from a life-threatening illness, never having been unwell yourself?
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