‘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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‘L-Words’ in a J World
David Finnigan
March 25, 2004
Joan Nestle is one of many Jewish lesbian writers with work catalogued at ONE, an archive similar to New York\’s Lesbian Herstory Archive, which Nestle co-founded in 1973.
Israeli Movies Break in With Self-Criticism
Tom Tugend
March 11, 2004
The news that three Israeli movies are about to open at local commercial theaters may not shake the foundations of Hollywood, but for the small Israeli film industry, it\’s a big breakthrough.
In Remembrance of Ringerman
Carin Davis
February 26, 2004
A mentor to many, Jerry Ringerman left his handprint on California\’s education, music, camping, environment and Jewish life.
The Slow Revival of Siberian Jewry
Nathan Ezra
July 17, 2003
\”Stamina is what separates Siberian Jews,\” Aron Broder said. \”We can adapt to any form of life. We\’re not afraid of difficulty. Look at me, what I managed to survive. I didn\’t lose my spirits. I still have high hopes.\”
The ‘Secret Lives’ of Shoah’s Hidden
Naomi Pfefferman
June 12, 2003
Aviva Slesin\’s affecting but unsentimental documentary focuses on the psychological aftermath of hiding, such as the sense of abandonment child survivors carried into adulthood and the difficulty rebonding with parents.
New Releases Keep Shoah an Open Book
Sandee Brawarsky
April 24, 2003
>\”The secret of redemption is remembrance,\” as a sign announces in Israel\’s Yad Vashem, an institution dedicated to remembering the Holocaust.
Tough Answers
Sharon Schatz Rosenthal
March 27, 2003
Without realizing his ideas would culminate in a book, Ed Feinstein began writing down his thoughts more than six years ago. He collected the most common questions children asked him — most having to do with why bad things happen to good people.
Mother Weathers Terror’s ‘Storm’
Helen Schary Motro
October 3, 2002
Either excoriated as illegal conquerors or praised as pioneers, Jews living in the territories conquered by Israel in the Six-Day War are never portrayed neutrally.
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