The 2013 Emmy nominations are in! We won’t bore you with the whole long list, but we will share this compact yet impressive group of Jewish nominees. Here goes.
The television drama \”Homeland,\” which is based on the Israeli series \”Hatufim,\” was named the year\’s best drama series at the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards.
It was early 1989, and TV producer Terre Blair called her mother with the exciting news. “I’m engaged”, she announced. “I’m getting married to Marvin Hamlisch!” “Marvin Hamlisch?”, the prospective mother-in-law replied. “You mean the boxer from Las Vegas?” “No, Mom. That’s Marvin Hagler”, Terre laughed. “Marvin Hamlisch is a composer; he writes songs, and he tours”. “Just what this family needs”, said Mom. “An out-of-work songwriter.\”
Composer Marvin Hamlisch, who earned critical acclaim and popularity for a prolific output of dozens of motion-picture scores and shows including \”The Way We Were,\” \”The Sting\” and \”A Chorus Line,\” has died in Los Angeles. He was 68.
The Al Jazeera English news channel was nominated for an International Emmy for its coverage of the Gaza War.
Rosie O\’Donnell was impressed enough by Medalia and her venture that she joined the project as executive producer.
TV veteran Jack Bender will attend the Emmy Awards this Sunday. He\’s nominated again this year in the category of Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for his work on the hit ABC show \”Lost,\” for which he is also an executive producer.
Michael Halperin, who wrote \”All Steps Necessary,\” a new Holocaust-themed play being staged by the Inkwell Theater, concurs with Milgram. Taking place just after Kristallnacht, his play dramatizes a meeting of Nazi leaders and their formal response to the fallout from the pogrom.
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