‘Heart’ Celebrates a Nation’s Dream
Naomi Pfefferman
July 1, 2004
If the controversy pumps up \”Heart,\” its Jewish filmmaker, Louis Schwartzberg, isn\’t taking advantage.
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Not Another Teen Movie
Keren Engelberg
May 27, 2004
\’Saved\’ was not an easy sell for co-writers Michael Urban and Brian Dannelly (who also directed the film). There was concern over the potential controversy of a religiously flip teen comedy, especially with all of the \”Passion\” fervor.
What’s New in Paris?
Carole Raphaelle Davis
April 29, 2004
The spring 2004 fashions have arrived in the chic boutiques of Paris, and along with 50s-style full skirts and prim lace collars, anti-Semitism is back in fashion.
Fine-Tuning
Rob Eshman
March 25, 2004
\”I don\’t get it,\” one of them told me. \”Here this popular governor is going to Israel at a time when Israel really needs all the friends it can get, and people are turning it into an issue. I\’ve had it with the Jews.\”
Being a Woman in Wasserstein’s World
Naomi Pfefferman
September 18, 2003
\”Her plays have always dealt with strong, diverse Jewish women,\” said Olivia Cohen-Cutler of the MorningStar Commission, founded by Hadassah.
Q & A With Darren Star
Andrea King
September 18, 2003
Darren Star, the creator and executive producer of three of the last decade\’s most popular television phenomena — \”Beverly Hills, 90210,\” \”Melrose Place\” and the three time Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winning HBO comedy series \”Sex and the City\” — is being honored Monday night with the Tisch Industry Leadership Award at the National Foundation for Jewish Culture\’s third annual Jewish Image Awards.
A World of Makeup, Midriffs and Mirrors
Naomi Pfefferman
September 4, 2003
\”Girl Culture\” began while Lauren Greenfield was perusing pictures she had shot in Las Vegas for a German magazine. She kept returning to an image of a 30ish showgirl primping at her dressing table at the Stardust Hotel. Taped to her mirror were magazine cutouts of models and a note, \”I approve of myself\”; the surrounding area was cluttered with the beauty tools Greenfield first encountered at sleepaway camp. The photographer suddenly realized she had something in common with the showgirl.
Dr. Laura Loses Her Religion
Lisa Keys
August 21, 2003
Of her conversion to Judaism, Laura Schlessinger said, \”I felt that I was putting out a tremendous amount toward that mission, that end, and not feeling return, not feeling connected, not feeling that inspired. Trust me, I\’ve talked to rabbis, I\’ve read, I\’ve prayed, I\’ve agonized and I came to this place anyway — which is not exactly back to the beginning, but more in that direction than not.\”
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