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My Friend, Shelley Winters

Aaron Kemp February 2, 2006

The movie house was dark. A beautiful blonde actress smiled at me from the screen in the small Duluth, Minn., theater.

\”She\’s Jewish,\” my grandma Goldie whispered as we watched \”Knickerbocker Holiday.\”

That was my introduction to Shelley Winters, a \”Jewish movie star.\” The very concept was inconceivable to my 7-year-old mind. Not only was she Jewish, but she kept it no secret. That was very rare in the anti-Semitic years following World War II.

Outspoken Asner’s Activism Is No Act

Norma Zager August 4, 2005

Yitzhak Edward Asner vocally opposes the war in Iraq, a position that has probably angered some fans of the 76-year-old actor. But that\’s nothing new for Asner, whose political activism, years earlier, may have cost him the best acting job he ever had — the role of journalist Lou Grant in two separate award-winning television series.

Asner\’s unshrinking activism, his willingness to use his fame as a platform for causes he considers vital, made him a logical choice for Women\’s American ORT\’s Tikkun Olam Award to be presented at a luncheon on Sunday, Aug. 7, at the Beverly Hilton. The goal of the award is recognize those who honor the concept of tikkun olam, or repairing the world.

\”Our Tikkun Olam Award is given to an individual who has demonstrated commitment to strengthening the community,\” said Judy Menikoff, the charitable organization\’s national president. \”Ed Asner has consistently dedicated himself to the rights of the working performer and labor rights issues, as well as advocating for human rights, world peace and political freedom. We feel he represents our ideals and commitments.\”

Once Upon a Time in a Midlife Crisis

Naomi Pfefferman April 7, 2005

Yvan Attal huddles on a velvet couch in a corner of the cavernous Chateau Marmont lobby, a study in nervous energy. The Israeli-born French actor-director, who is charming if energetic, furrows his brow and runs his fingers through his tousled black hair. It\’s not hard to believe that one of his film idols is Woody Allen (\”I identify with his neuroses\”) or that he makes films that serve as personal therapy.\n\nConsider his new dark comedy, the frenetically paced \”Happily Ever After,\” which explores his midlife crisis. He got the idea in 2003 when he dropped his son off at preschool and noticed most of the other parents were divorced.\n\n\”I began thinking about my own life and the choices I have made, and they felt enormous and scary,\” he said.

Lessons From a Film Festival

Sally Ogle Davis March 18, 2004

Three Jews, four opinions — right? Of course right. Now mix in something as subjective as one\’s taste in movies.

Doing Chinese Food and Mitzvahs

David Finnigan December 25, 2003

Christmas Day found some Southern California Jews volunteering at social service agencies, some working and still others marking the holiday with a Jewish tradition — eating Chinese food and going to movies.

Tune In to Israel

Tom Tugend September 27, 2001

A newly formed Israel-based television network has begun transmitting programs around the clock to expatriates in the United States and Canada and to anyone else who want to stay in touch with news, education, music, sports and sitcoms in the Jewish State.

Yeshiva Bocher Goes Animalistic

Naomi Pfefferman July 5, 2001

If you make a movie with animals in the post-"Babe" era, the critters had better do more than talk. "They have to, like, do kung fu," says Larry Guterman, director of "Cats & Dogs," about a secret war between man\’s best friends.

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