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British theater group Stan’s Cafe uses piles of rice to bring statistics to life

Upon entering the museum, visitors will receive a grain of rice, representing themselves. Then, they will walk into a room filled with 300 million grains of rice – one for every person in the United States. The rice will be divided into piles, each one illustrating a statistic, such as the number of people who have walked on the moon or the millions of immigrants who passed through Ellis Island. One grain of rice will stand for one person.

And there it will be, among all the piles: a large mound with 6 million pieces, representing each individual Jewish life lost in the Holocaust.

Vienna Glories in Past and Present

The best way to discover Mozart here might be a night at the Vienna Opera. I was lucky enough to attend a performance of \”The Magic Flute\” during my visit, which was sponsored by Austria Tourism. This was classical Mozart through and through in terms of the music, but the performance was strikingly modern.

Robbo to Sing at Center Gala

Robb Zelonky is scheduled to appear in Irvine after a two-month tour of California, bringing a special show with songs tailored to Jewish culture. He has also produced four secular CDs.

Valley Festival Draws Thousands

\”More booths, more vendors, more of everything\” is how festival co-chair Nancy Parris Moskowitz described this year\’s Los Angeles Jewish Festival.

True Tales of the Tribe’s Rockers

With chapters organized by decades, \”Stars\” devotes chapters to some shopworn but necessary rock pioneers — Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Bob Dylan, Roth — as well as more eclectic entries: late T-Rex frontman Marc Bolan, Lee Oskar of WAR and Phish bassist Mike Gordon, suddenly topical after he was arrested Aug. 16 and charged with endangering the welfare of a minor.

Turning a New Page

When is a city\’s Jewish book festival not actually located in that city? When it\’s based in Los Angeles.

Back to Basics

Marlena Spieler\’s latest, \”The Jewish Heritage Cookbook\” (Lorenz Books, $36), subtitled \”a fascinating journey through the rich and diverse history of the Jewish cuisine\” is so leap-off-the-page lusciously photographed you can practically taste the food.

Celebrating Mizrahi Culture

This Sunday, the Skirball Cultural Center will celebrate the Jewish cultures of the Middle East with the first Mizrahi Festival in Los Angeles.

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