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Italian Entry Locked Out of Oscar Race

Even the annual Oscar competition can\’t stay clear of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.\nThis year, the brouhaha is about \”Private,\” a film centering on a Palestinian West Bank family whose home is temporarily taken over by a squad of Israeli soldiers.\n\”Private,\” the work of Italian director Saverio Costanzo, was shot by an Italian crew and was selected as Italy\’s official entry in the foreign language film Oscar category.\nIt was promptly rejected by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which accepted entries from 57 other countries, including Israel and the not-yet nation of Palestine.

7 Days in The Arts

Jews of the LBC rejoice as they finally get a film fest all their own. The first Long Beach Jewish Film Festival will be held today and tomorrow, thanks to the support of the Alpert JCC and the Cal State Long Beach Jewish studies program.

Israeli Artist Paints a Path to Healing

There is something raw about the rough brush strokes in the work of native Israeli artist Rhea Carmi, and about her textured materials, such as sand and stone. But then, there also was a rawness to the tragedy that originally informed and inspired her work.

Valuable Art From a Disregarded People

From the Israel Museum in Jerusalem to the Museum of the Negev in Beersheba; from the walls of Reverend Al Sharpton\’s home in New York to the mantle of photographer Irene Furtik\’s home in Santa Monica, Ethiopian Israeli art has arrived.

In Search of ‘Shlomi’

It all looks like another story of another dysfunctional family, a recurring theme in Israeli movies, when Shlomi\’s life slowly turns around.

Bazel Draws Sabra Artists to Encino

Hanging out with a group of Israeli artists at a hot new cafe in Encino may not be the same as sitting on Dizengoff in Tel Aviv, but the conversation is as close as it gets for Los Angeles.

Community Briefs

Two lecture series, one on biblical archaeology, the other on the beginnings of writing, will allow participants to escape the unruly present and explore the ancient world of 2,000 to 5,000 years ago.

Beyond Bay

Oded Fehr\’s shining moment came when an Arab recently unrolled his car window and shouted, \”You make us Middle Easterners proud!\”\n\nHe was referring to the Israeli actor\’s performance as dashing desert warrior Ardeth Bay, Brendan Fraser\’s Mummy-busting partner in \”The Mummy\” and \”The Mummy Returns.\” \”Given the political situation, that was the nicest compliment I could get,\” says the star of the new NBC drama \”UC: Undercover,\” who was voted \”Sexiest Import\” by People in 1999. \”Arabs have been unfairly typecast as terrorists, and I was proud to play one who was heroic.\”\n\n

Bodyguard

Who would have thought that living next to the prime minister\’s house would be such a good move for a single Jewish woman?

Jewish Films Tapped for Oscars

A film on the 1972 Olympic Games massacre of Israeli athletes has received an Oscar nomination for best documentary, while a Welsh film about the romance between a Jewish boy and a Welsh girl is in the running for best foreign film.

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