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What do Dennis Prager, Jimmy Carter, Mel Gibson and General Motors have in common?
Jewish Journal
December 21, 2006
Letters to the Editor
Michael Richards: Still not a Jew
Rob Eshman
November 30, 2006
Richards is the former \”Seinfeld\” star who was videotaped at the Laugh Factory in West Hollywood lashing out at hecklers using the N-word.
The Best Offense Is a Funny Movie
Tom Tugend
August 31, 2006
According to advance hints, the film is guaranteed to enrage Jews, gays, blacks, women, cowboys, Christians and college boys — not to mention Kazakhstanis.
Elliott Gould Thrives as Work in Progress
Tom Tugend
February 9, 2006
Elliott Goldstein grew up in a two-and-a-half room apartment in a section of Brooklyn populated by Jews, Syrians and Italians, the only child of a garment industry production manager and his wife. Both parents were born in the United States, but his grandparents emigrated from Russia, the Ukraine and Poland.
Wiesenthal Larger Than Life on Screen
Robert David Jaffee
October 6, 2005
While some admirers have envisioned Wiesenthal as a Jewish John Wayne or James Bond, the diminutive Kingsley, who has played numerous Jewish characters in his film career, including Meyer Lansky in \”Bugsy\” and Fagin in the current \”Oliver Twist,\” depicts him as a much more modest man, frail after the camps, dedicated to his work, not given to swagger or seduction.
Actor’s Missing Dad Takes Center Stage
Naomi Pfefferman
August 25, 2005
In his raw, autobiographical monologue, \”Who Is Floyd Stearn?\” actor Michael Raynor struts onstage with a swagger reminiscent of James Caan. Raynor, playing himself, jabs a finger at a faded photograph.\nThe photo was taken on 185th Street in Queens, on his grandmother\’s lawn. In the photo, an athletic, brawny man embraces a 3-year-old. The man is Raynor\’s father, Floyd Stearn. The smiling boy is young Michael, who clutches a toy banjo, his blond bangs peeking out from a cowboy hat.\n\nRaynor tells the audience that, even at 40, he cannot discuss the photo; should anyone pressure him, he angrily departs.\n\n\”Every time I see the picture I cry,\” he adds quietly. \”That\’s why I can\’t look at it. I see the happiness in my face, and it scares me. I\’m hoping it won\’t go away.\”
Outspoken Asner’s Activism Is No Act
Norma Zager
August 4, 2005
Yitzhak Edward Asner vocally opposes the war in Iraq, a position that has probably angered some fans of the 76-year-old actor. But that\’s nothing new for Asner, whose political activism, years earlier, may have cost him the best acting job he ever had — the role of journalist Lou Grant in two separate award-winning television series.
Asner\’s unshrinking activism, his willingness to use his fame as a platform for causes he considers vital, made him a logical choice for Women\’s American ORT\’s Tikkun Olam Award to be presented at a luncheon on Sunday, Aug. 7, at the Beverly Hilton. The goal of the award is recognize those who honor the concept of tikkun olam, or repairing the world.
\”Our Tikkun Olam Award is given to an individual who has demonstrated commitment to strengthening the community,\” said Judy Menikoff, the charitable organization\’s national president. \”Ed Asner has consistently dedicated himself to the rights of the working performer and labor rights issues, as well as advocating for human rights, world peace and political freedom. We feel he represents our ideals and commitments.\”
Once Upon a Time in a Midlife Crisis
Naomi Pfefferman
April 7, 2005
Yvan Attal huddles on a velvet couch in a corner of the cavernous Chateau Marmont lobby, a study in nervous energy. The Israeli-born French actor-director, who is charming if energetic, furrows his brow and runs his fingers through his tousled black hair. It\’s not hard to believe that one of his film idols is Woody Allen (\”I identify with his neuroses\”) or that he makes films that serve as personal therapy.\n\nConsider his new dark comedy, the frenetically paced \”Happily Ever After,\” which explores his midlife crisis. He got the idea in 2003 when he dropped his son off at preschool and noticed most of the other parents were divorced.\n\n\”I began thinking about my own life and the choices I have made, and they felt enormous and scary,\” he said.
A Quick Trip to Evangelical ‘Hell’
Ruth Andrew Ellenson
September 23, 2004
Born-again Christian youth pastor Shari Putney is standing at the top of a stairway outside a theater in Hollywood presiding over a group of young adults, decked out in a sequined, pale-blue mother-of-the-bride dress and a huge diamond cross.
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