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movies
Reeling in the summer
Iris Mann
June 2, 2016
This summer brings an eclectic group of films to local screens, many featuring specifically Jewish protagonists and covering such disparate subjects as a fundamentalist revolution, a revolutionary TV programmer, the hunt for Adolf Eichmann, religiosity and coming of age in the 1950s.
Holiday films celebrate women
Jewish Journal
November 12, 2015
Although few explicitly Jewish-oriented films will be opening during this holiday season, there are several movies worthy of attention. Many of these focus on various forms of female empowerment or movement toward independent action by women.\n
Writer, director and producer Jim Abrahams has always liked pickle relish
Jewish Journal
September 28, 2015
Jim Abrahams is one-third—along with David Zucker and Jerry Zucker—of the legendary writing-directing-producing trio that gave us some of our most beloved and goofy movies.
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