J.K. Rowling enlists Dumbledore in case against Israel boycott
Jewish Journal
October 28, 2015
J.K. Rowling defended her opposition to a cultural boycott of Israel with an analogy from her “Harry Potter” book series.
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J.K. Rowling defends decision to oppose cultural boycott of Israel
Jewish Journal
October 26, 2015
J.K. Rowling has defended her decision to oppose a cultural boycott of Israel in a post on her Twitter account.
Confessions of a Harry Potter hoarder
Tess Cutler
February 11, 2015
It took 15 years for Menahem Asher Silva Vargas to break the Guinness World Record, but now, not even Voldemort can stop him: The 37-year-old Mexico City lawyer is the proud owner of the biggest Harry Potter collection in the world.
Review: ‘Kill Your Darlings,’ but phone it in
Melissa Weller
October 22, 2013
Those who walked into the theater hoping to walk out with an enlightened appreciation of the significance surrounding these legendary writers and the Beat Movement they inspired were surprised, at best, to find a chick flick noir instead.
Daniel Radcliffe reveals recent drinking problem
JewishJournal.com
July 5, 2011
Daniel Radcliffe has opened up about giving in to one of the pitfalls of fame. In the new issue of GQ magazine, the actor reveals that while shooting \”Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,\” he drank a lot on set.
Brother of Harry Potter actress jailed after attacking her for dating ‘non-Muslim’
Jewish Journal
January 21, 2011
The brother of Harry Potter actress Afshan Azad was jailed on Friday for six months for attacking his sister after discovering she was dating a non-Muslim. Azad, 22, who played Padma Patil in the hit film franchise, allegedly feared for her life during the three-hour ordeal last year, according to statements issued at the Manchester Crown Court.
Producer David Heyman and the lives of outsiders, from ‘Potter’ to ‘Pajamas’
Naomi Pfefferman
September 11, 2008
The story is told from the perspective of 8-year-old Bruno (Asa Butterfield), who is chagrined when his father (David Thewlis, who plays Remus Lupin in the \”Potter\” films) takes over as commandant of a remote labor-turned-death camp.
Harry Potterstein?
Jewish Journal
August 2, 2007
As I, along with millions of others, sped through \”Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,\” I found myself picking up on more than a few new spells and the ingenuity of J.K. Rowling\’s enthralling writing (don\’t worry — it\’s safe to read on. No spoilers here).
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