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Her brother’s keeper: Letty Aronson is Woody Allen’s younger sister and producer/gatekeeper


The other silent actor: Max von Sydow plays a mute in a post-9/11 story


‘Better Life’ producers thrilled with Demian Bichir’s Oscar nod


‘50/50’s’ Will Reiser to compete against Woody, Diablo


Seth Godin’s Wisdom


Opinion: Jewish vote in play for 2012

Will the Jewish vote, normally overwhelmingly Democratic, be up for grabs in 2012? That question became a subject of intense debate when a Republican was elected recently to the House of Representatives from New York’s 9th Congressional District for the first time in 90 years.

The Berman v. Sherman race—so far


The New Yorker’s Bruce Eric Kaplan on His New Book and Judd Apatow TV Series


Talking with Dan Fogelman of “Crazy, Stupid, Love” [VIDEO]


Jewish groups condemn House budget proposal

Jewish groups and a key Jewish lawmaker condemned the U.S. House of Representative's budget proposal for 2012, saying it will hurt the Americans most in need. The Jewish Council for Public Affairs said in a statement released Wednesday that the Republican-backed budget proposal unveiled the previous day, which slashes nearly $6 trillion from federal spending over the next 10 years, "relies on cuts which will be harmful to many of those in America who are most in need."

Iran will attend ‘12 Olympics despite ‘revolting’ logo

Iran said it will attend the 2012 Olympics in London despite its protest of the Games' logo, which it says spells the word Zion. Bahram Afsharzadeh, the secretary general of Iran's National Olympic Committee, on Sunday told Iran's Press-TV that "we will participate and play gloriously in the London games." His comments came after British Prime Minister David Cameron told the British community weekly Jewish News over the weekend that Iran is "completely paranoid" over the logo.

Iran protests Olympic logo

Iran is protesting the logo for the 2012 Olympic Games, saying it spells the word "Zion." Mohammad Aliabadi, head of Iran's National Olympic Committee, accused the British Olympic organizers of "racism" in a letter to International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge, the Iranian ILNA news agency reported, according to news agencies.


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