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Life’s Dualities

Published on May 21, 1998

In "Anima," the center of Sam and Iris' livesis a surreal play about ghetto life starring Sam's stuffedcreations.

Musical and Comic Legends

Published on May 14, 1998

If all you knew about composer George Gershwin washis body of work -- "An American in Paris," "Rhapsody in Blue,""Porgy and Bess," plus countless enduring melodies -- you would thinkhe lived to a ripe old age. But, in fact, the musical legend was only38 when he died.

Remembering Poland’s Jews

Published on May 7, 1998

Jewish roots in predominantly Catholic Poland can be traced back to the 11th century. But when an estimated 88 percentof the 3.3 million Jews in Poland died in the Holocaust, the country's thriving Yiddish theater, literature and culture ceased to exist as well.

‘Imagining Israel’

Published on April 30, 1998

The Skirball Cultural Center, in association withthe Museum of Television and Radio, presents "Imagining Israel: American Visions," a film series of American-made movies and televisionprograms that aims to examine how Hollywood's vision of Israel hasevolved over the past half century.

Film Screenings

Published on April 2, 1998

Makers of short films routinely encounter the difficulty of getting their movies seen by an audience greater than their parents, cast and crew. But the makers of "Visas and Virtues"have had better luck than most.

Finding Faith

Published on March 26, 1998

Like the priest in her latest movie, director Lesli Linka Glatter is finding her own faith.

Set in aristocratic 1930s Boston, "The Proposition" stars William Hurt and Madeleine Stowe as Arthur and Eleanor Barrett, an infertile couple who go to extreme measures to conceive. They employ the services of Neil Patrick Harris (yes,"Doogie Howser" himself), who falls in love with Eleanor. The situation leads to murder as the Barretts try to avoid a humiliating scandal, and Eleanor seeks comfort in the arms of Father McKinnon(Kenneth Branagh), a young priest new to the local parish.

The Ashes of Memory

Published on March 19, 1998

In "Raising the Ashes," O'Keefe has crafted a filmabout healing and rebirth unlike any other.

The Proposition

Published on March 5, 1998

Like the priest in her latest movie, director Lesli Linka Glatter is finding her own faith.

A Cinematic Salute to Israel

Published on February 26, 1998

For the next five Tuesdays, Sephardic TempleTifereth Israel will commemorate Israel's 50 years of independence,with free screenings of films produced in the nation or celebratingmoments in its history.

Film School in Two Days

Published on February 19, 1998

Chances are, like most people, you've got an ideafor a blockbuster motion picture playing in your head. The troubleis, you don't even know how to buy film. That's where Dov S-S Simenssteps in.

Fine Cut: A Festival of Student Film

Published on February 19, 1998

Student films from throughout Southern California are currentlybeing featured on the three-part KCET series "Fine Cut: A Festival ofStudent Film," airing on Sundays at 10 p.m.

Fine Cut: A Festival of Student Film

Published on February 12, 1998

Student films from throughout Southern California are currentlybeing featured on the three-part KCET series "Fine Cut: A Festival ofStudent Film," airing on Sundays at 10 p.m. The series, hosted bydirector Michael Apted, will feature a total of 17 films fromstudents at UCLA, USC, CalArts, Loyola Marymount and the AmericanFilm Institute. Ranging in length from three to 32 minutes, theentries include dramas, documentaries and animation.

Spectator

Published on February 5, 1998

The sixth annual Pan African Film Festival, the largest U.S.festival dedicated to black cinema, will exhibit more than 60features, shorts and documentaries from across North America, Africa,Europe and the South Pacific. Of particular interest to the Jewishcommunity is the documentary "Blacks and Jews," which examines theissues confronting both groups by telling five contemporary stories:a West Indian man who saves the life of a Chassid in Crown Heights atthe peak of the 1991 riots; a conflict between black home buyers andJewish real estate speculators in a Chicago neighborhood; one man'sjourney through the Nation of Islam and Farrakhan's anti-Semitism;stereotypes about Jewish control of Hollywood; and themuch-publicized Oakland high school students who were kicked out of ascreening of "Schindler's List."

Spectator

Published on January 29, 1998

Spectator

Spectator

Published on January 22, 1998

The Skirball Cultural Center is continuing its "Vaudeville: Jewish Performers in Early Sound Film" series with screenings of the Marx Brothers, Eddie Cantor, and Burns and Allen, among others.

Celebrating the French and Chaplin

Published on January 15, 1998

"Perfect Love," one of the Los Angeles premieres at the Cinematheque this month.

Film Notes:

Published on December 11, 1997

Film Notes

Young and Independent

Published on June 12, 1997

Notes from a visit with a senior class: After seeing friends and peers smoking marijuana and using other drugs , students at Shalhevet High School didn't wait for their parents or teachers to educate them about the harmful effects of narcotics. Instead, they undertook the challenge themselves. "We were obligated.... Something had to be done," said Brian Orgen, president of this year's graduating class.

Remembering

Published on May 8, 1997

Many members of the Los Angeles Jewish community along with numerous dignitaries, including Gov. Pete Wilson, gathered last Sunday to commemorate Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, during ceremonies at Sinai Temple and the Simon Wiesenthal Center.

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