by Barbara Blum
Barbara Blum writes about three generations of the
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Jewish born Mendlessohn family - philosopher Moses, bankers Abraham and Joseph, and musicians Felix and Fanny. In spite of his parents, Abraham and Leah, converting their family to Christianity, did Felix question this imposed conversion by the end of his life?
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by Sara Groundland
ESRA cinema club showed this fascinating film giving
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us a glimpse into the world of the Naturei Karta in Mea Shearim. The pashkavils are public notices put up to inform the residents what to do, and not to do.
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by Barbara Blum
Sophie Tucker’s career spanned 60 years. Famous
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as a cabaret artist, she was also a liberated feminist and extremely generous philanthropist. Remembered as a singer of risqué as well as sentimental and Jewish songs, she was loved for her flamboyant personality.
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by Patricia (Patti) Golan
Light Opera Group of the Negev present the charming
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musical Guys & Dolls capturing the magic of this popular Broadway show based on Damon Runyan characters.
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by Sara Groundland
The harsh reality of what Muslim women may suffer when
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married off to abusive men is vividly illustrated in this documentary shown at the ESRA Cinema Club as their last movie of 2008.
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by Sara Groundland
The true story of a group of American men and their
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secret mission to bring 1500 displaced persons out of the refugee camps in Europe to Israel, and the obstacles and hardships of this incredible journey.
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by Angela Levine
A tribute to Marshall Baron, lawyer, political activist,
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humanist and artist who passed away at 42 years old in Zimbabwe, is possibly best remembered for his exceptional artistic talent displayed at a retrospective exhibition of his paintings held in Tel Aviv in 2008.
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by Barbara Blum
From 1830 until the end of the 19th century, the famous
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composer, whose name you may not recognize, Giacomo Meyerbeer was the most successful and sought-after composer throughout Europe. Why has his music been so neglected? Barbara Blum explains.
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by Sharon Bacher
Singing is the ‘feel good’ answer for the blues.
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Sharon Bacher talks about Sing Therapy, and the Barberina Choir, the ladies’ version of the barbershop quartet that belts out old favorites, the ones you just can’t help but want to sing along.
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by Lydia Aisenberg
A fascinating look inside the “banking museum,”
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by Lydia Aisenberg. Between High Places takes you to Bet Mani “where the history of banking is on display from the pre-Bank Leumi days of the Anglo-Palestine Bank, to information about the establishment of Tel Aviv on the sands of Ahuzit Bayit.
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by Pamela Silver
While the 2008 Olympic Games were being held in Beijing
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a Fine Arts exhibition was on display. Pamela Silver was the lone representative from Israel, one of 300 artists from 40 countries whose work was on exhibition. They were invited for a luxury week of sightseeing and entertainment in Beijing – an unforgettable time for Pamela.
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by Amnon Avidor, Madeleine Mordecai
Writer and composer Daniel Schwartzman has been involved
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with TACT (Tel Aviv Community Theater) for more than twenty years. His latest musical “Checking In” is about an upscale retirement home – from where does he get his ideas and inspiration?
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by Rolly King Kohansky
Reminiscing about the 1950’s at the movies. The wonderful
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stories, the special atmosphere, the excitement and magic of the cinema we were lucky to experience in days gone by. And the unforgettable actors –Sinatra, Gable, Bacall, Bogart, Fontaine, Grant, Olivier, Oberon, Bergman, Boyer, Taylor, Powers.
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by Steve Kramer
Four days spent in the Katamon neighborhood attending
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the annual documentary film festival and experiencing a fabulous time in a special city.
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