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Jews Flop in Big Oscar Award Wins

Tom Tugend March 4, 2004

The 76th Academy Awards brought much cheer to New Zealand, home of the 11 Oscar-winning \”The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King,\” but little to ethnocentric Jews.\n\nThere was a dollop of consolation in the best actor win for Sean Penn, son of the late Jewish television director Leo Penn. The elder Penn was the grandson and great-grandson of rabbis and the son of Russian and Lithuanian immigrants, whose surname, Piñon, was anglicized at Ellis Island.

Starry, Starry Political Night

Tom Tugend January 22, 2004

The ripple effects of Mideast politics are spreading as far as Hollywood\’s glamour-studded Oscar awards.

The Sound Of Oscar

Tom Tugend February 13, 2003

And the award goes to –The Holocaust! No, the Academy Awards have not been given out yet, but the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and\nSciences nominated \”The Pianist,\” a searing film of one Jew\’s survival during the doomed uprisings of the ghetto and city of Warsaw during the Nazi occupation, for seven Oscars, including best picture.

Men in Black

Marlene Adler Marks March 28, 2002

There in my darkened doorway were two men in black mid-length coats with long, curly beards and black hats; a younger and an older man, with eyes burning so clear and bright that they seemed to be reading from an inner script. There was about their smiling countenances such a sense of purpose, that the word \”messenger\” sprang to mind. They knew and I knew. They had come for me.

Bogeymen Unmasked

Tom Tugend March 21, 2002

\”Promises\” is a beautiful documentary and, in light of the daily body count of Israeli and Palestinian victims, a heartbreaking film. Considered a favorite for best documentary at this year\’s Academy Awards, \”Promises\” was filmed in and around Jerusalem between 1997 and 2000, while the Oslo treaty hopes for peace were still flickering.\n\n

And the Oscar Goes to…

Tom Tugend March 29, 2001

A Holocaust survivor, a legendary folk singer and a documentary on refugee children during the Nazi era were among the Jewish artists and themes sharing the spotlight during Sunday night\’s Academy Awards ceremonies.

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