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August 6, 2010
Jewish Paparazzi: Rebecca Lieberman’s Public & Jewish Journey
With the press abuzz about the Royal wedding of Chelsea Clinton this past weekend, JInsider began to reflect on the current state of Jewish “royalty.” Who are our own rich, famous and impactful Jews?
7 family members killed in train crash in Israel
Seven members of a single family were killed Thursday when a train collided with a minivan near the Israeli city of Kiryat Gat.
‘A Film Unfinished’ left behind by Nazis
The place is the Warsaw Ghetto, the year 1942, and the black and white footage shows fashionably dressed men and women, with yellow Stars of David as accessories, having a high time at a champagne ball.
‘A Film Unfinished’ receives “R” rating
Israeli director Yael Hersonski fought long and hard to bring the Warsaw Ghetto documentary “A Film Unfinished” to the screen, but she couldn’t beat Hollywood’s rating board.
Life renewed by accident
Rise and Shine: The Extraordinary Story of One Man’s Journey From Near Death to Full Recovery” by Simon Lewis (Santa Monica Press: $24.95) A car accident on the crowded roadways of Southern California is a wholly unremarkable event. For producer and writer Simon Lewis, however, the crash that killed his wife — and nearly ended his life, too — was the beginning of a saga of struggle and redemption that is truly heroic.
New Articles
“Screams Before Silence”
Remembering Ken Holtzman, Outstanding Jewish Pitcher for the Cubs and A’s.
Why Are Presidential Statements About Jews So Weak?
UCLA Hillel on Pro-Palestinian Encampment: Jewish Students “Feeling the Intensity of the Situation”
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