Fyvush Finkel, veteran actor with roots in Yiddish theater, dies at 93
Jewish Journal
August 15, 2016
Fyvush Finkel, an Emmy Award-winning actor who began his career performing in the Yiddish theater, has died at 93.
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Actor Abe Vigoda, known for ‘Godfather’ role, dies at age 94
Jewish Journal
January 26, 2016
Abe Vigoda, an American actor best known for roles in \”The Godfather\” and the 1970s sitcom \”Barney Miller,\” died on Tuesday at the age of 94, after spending three decades jokingly refuting rumors of his demise.
Beginners (Or “Famous In Lebanon”)
Jewish Journal
November 24, 2015
The last time I saw my first agent, he called me into his office to film a reality television pilot for the E! Network. To protect the individuals involved, we’ll refer to this agent by the completely fictitious name, Hal Gazzar.
Remembering Marty Milner
Tom Tugend
September 16, 2015
Much has been written about the life — and the Sept. 6 death — of actor Martin “Marty” Milner, who starred in the 1960s television hit series “Route 66” and “Adam-12,” but the obit writers overlooked two important facts.
RIP Dennis Farina, aka Cousin Avi
Jewish Journal
July 22, 2013
To most people, Dennis Farina, who died Monday at age 69, may be best remembered as a tough-talking Chicago cop (which he actually was, for 18 years, before becoming an actor) or as a tough-talking New York City police detective, which he ably played for two seasons as Joe Fontana on “Law & Order.”
Seth Rogen won’t do your bar mitzvah
Jewish Journal
November 8, 2011
Jewish Canadian actor Seth Rogen sat down recently with the South African Times and shared some personal facts about himself and what he has learned over the years.
Jason Alexander meets with Knesset caucus
Jewish Journal
October 24, 2011
Former \”Seinfeld\” star Jason Alexander met with a Knesset caucus to discuss the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Dating dramas
Orit Arfa
July 17, 2008
I don\’t allow myself to become vulnerable. I don\’t honestly share my likes and dislikes, my strengths and insecurities. I worry too much about what the guy wants to hear rather than what I truly want to say.
VIDEO: Jon Voight — ‘Israel is a blessing for the whole world’
Jewish Journal
June 3, 2008
Oscar winner Jon Voight on Israeli TV last month expressing support on Israel\’s 60th Anniversary
Sondheim and Yiddish songs are ‘like prayer’ for Patinkin
Danielle Berrin
February 1, 2008
\”I have acquired a taste for Patinkin verging on addiction,\” Clive Barnes wrote in the New York Post in 2001.\n\nMaybe you know him as Inigo Montoya, the Spanish fencer in \”The Princess Bride,\” who shouts, \”My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die!\”\n\nOr perhaps you were introduced to him in \”Yentl,\” as the serious yeshiva boy whose confused feelings for Babs\’ cross-dressing Torah student entwined him in romance.\n\nOr maybe you simply know him as Mandy Patinkin, master showman.
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