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Jewish Themes at Sundance

The Sundance Film Festival, that two-week industry schmooze-fest in Park City, Utah, was once more a launching pad for Jewish independent cinema.

Crisis of Confidence

If Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak looks nervous these days, it\’s because his famous luck seems to be running out.

Barak: Don’t Write Off American Jews

The revived Syrian-Israeli talks, which began this week in Washington, could be yet another false start on the twisting road to peace. Or the two countries could move with blinding speed to conclude an agreement that will transfer the Golan Heights back to Syrian control.

Community Briefs

Even for an international film producer and inveterate traveler, Arthur Cohn has covered a lot of territory recently.

A Cinematic Look at Israel

The Israeli Film Festival, now in it\’s 15th year, has, in many ways, come of age — in subject matter, directorial style and sensibility.

Not For Sale

An estimated 400 people packed the auditorium atthe Westside Jewish Community Center Tuesday night, prepared to chidethe leaders of the Jewish Community Centers of Los Angeles forseriously considering an Orthodox Jewish high school\’s offer to buythe center.

UP FRONT

No Jewish cookbook of this year, or any year, for that matter, compares with Claudia Roden\’s \”The Book of Jewish Food\” (Knopf), but two new local additions to the genre have plenty of charms on their own.

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