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August 3, 2010
“A Film Unfinished” Director’s Statement
“A Film Unfinished first emerged out of my theoretical preoccupation with the notion of the \”archive\”, and the unique nature of the witnessing it bears.”\n\nThe Holocaust confronted humanity not only with inconceivable horrors, but also for the first time, with their systematic documentation. More than anything else, it is the photographic documentation of these horrors that has changed forever the way in which the past is archived. Atrocities committed by the Nazis were photographed more extensively than any evils, before or after. Yet since the war, these images, created by the perpetrators have been subjected to mistreatments: in the best of cases they were crudely used as illustrations of the many stories; in the worst, they were presented as straightforward historical truth.
Twenty-five percent of Young Israel synagogues propose changes to national group’s constitution
In a letter sent Tuesday, Aug. 3, to the leadership of the National Council of Young Israel, 35 of the organization’s 140 North American branch synagogues formally proposed changes to the national body’s constitution. The amendments would make explicit for the first time the right of Young Israel branches to resign from the group voluntarily and would repeal the clause that allows NCYI to seize the assets of any branch synagogue that is dissolved or expelled. Together, the changes could significantly restrict the punitive actions NCYI can take against its branches.
The Circuit: The Jewish Free Loan Association held its 2010 gala awards dinner, JFLA Celebrates
The Jewish Free Loan Association held its 2010 gala awards dinner, JFLA Celebrates
Calendar Picks and Clicks: Aug. 7-12, 2010
Director Rob Reiner adapts Wendelin Van Draanen’s young-adult romance “Flipped,” which follows neighbors Juli and Bryce from second to eighth grade, through family drama and first love. The film, opening this weekend, plays in limited release. Sat. flipped-movie.warnerbros.com.
iKaddish teaching mourner’s prayer
A new iPhone application teaches the recitation of the Kaddish, the mourner\’s prayer recited daily in synagogue.
Mitch Miller, of ‘Sing Along With Mitch’ fame, dies
Mitch Miller, a band leader who won fame as the host of the \”Sing Along With Mitch\” television show, has died.
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