Tevye, Tzeitel, Golde and all the other memorable characters of "Fiddler on the Roof" graced the big screen at the University of Judaism (UJ) on Sunday, April 25, but it was the audience who stole the show.
Take one part Aimee Mann, one part Pete Yorn, stir in some Tori Amos and add a dash of Yiddishkayt and you\’ve got two of the newest sounds in rock.
Shhh! Today and tomorrow, the Silent Movie Theatre presents \”The Silent Picture Show.\”
Rain Pryor solemnly chants the "Kol Nidre" as the spotlight reveals her silhouette — wearing a hilariously oversized Afro wig.
Linda Richman types be warned. The American Cinematheque\’s \”Can\’t Stop the Musicals!! A Celebration of Hollywood Musicals of the 1970s and 1980s\” presents the plotz-inducing Barbra Streisand Double Feature tonight.
The following piece was written after a recent trip to Haiti, during which a delegation from MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger was hosted by the Lambi Fund, one of MAZON\’S longtime grantees.
It could have been a scene aboard the deck of the Titanic — before that pesky iceberg hit.
So lovely is that scene of Gene Kelly skipping along, Arthur Freed song in his heart, umbrella in his hand, that it\’s become a part of our cultural memory.
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