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Judith: The woman warrior who brought down a general
Robert David Jaffee
November 22, 2006
Arabian rugs and pillows are spread out in a tent as Holofernes, the general of the Assyrians, plots his victory over the Israelites. Wearing a tunic, he speaks lines of great beauty: \”I am overcome with wonder, trembling with a terrible infatuation.\” He is speaking of war, yet he might be anticipating the woman who will take him to bed later in the evening.That woman, the eponymous star of \”Judith: A Parting From the Body,\” resuming its run at the Theater of NOTE on Nov. 30, is the Jewish heroine known to readers of the Apocrypha.
Holiday Heroine
Linda Morel
November 29, 2001
Each year, Jews light Chanukah candles for eight evenings in a row, repeating the story of the Maccabees, the ancient guerrilla warriors who launched surprise attacks on the occupying armies of Syria.
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