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Visiting Springfield, Illinois: The Land of Lincoln and other Americana
Tamar Alexia Fleishman
May 16, 2017
Madonna top-earning celebrity trumping Spielberg, Forbes says
Jewish Journal
August 27, 2013
She\’s still the Material Girl. Pop diva Madonna 55, is the world\’s top-earning celebrity, according to a Forbes list released on Monday, raking in an estimated $125 million in the past year, mainly from her $305 million-grossing MDNA tour, but helped by sales of clothing, fragrance and various investments.
The future of Hollywood, according to Steven Spielberg
Jewish Journal
June 14, 2013
Can’t imagine shelling out $25 to see “Iron Man” in the theater? Soon you may not have a choice, says Steven Spielberg.
Dunham doubles up at Globes, Israeli docs’ double Oscar nomination, Sandler’s countless Razzies
Jewish Journal
January 15, 2013
The 70th annual Golden Globe Awards kicked off the Hollywood awards season on Sunday, and it was in television that the Jewish people stood tall — notably Lena Dunham, the new queen and unchallenged ruler of television comedy.
‘Homeland’ scores at Golden Globes
Jewish Journal
January 14, 2013
\”Homeland,\” a television drama based on an Israeli program, won for best drama at the Golden Globes Awards.
Letters to the Editor: Bill Maher, Witold Pilecki, ‘Lincoln’
Jewish Journal
December 12, 2012
I didn’t get around to reading the Dec. 7 issue of the Jewish Journal until late last night, and when I saw the Danielle Berrin column, “Q&A With Bill Maher,” the words of Joseph Welch came to mind when he said to despicable Sen. Joe McCarthy, “Have you no sense of decency, sir?”
Linking to Lincoln on Chanukah
Jewish Journal
November 30, 2012
We need to celebrate a Lincoln Chanukah this year. It’s not because of the new Spielberg movie — that gives us something to do on Christmas Day — but because of the 150th anniversary of a little-known event in American history that threatened to expel a portion of the Civil War-era Jewish population from their homes on the Festival of Lights.
Letters to the Editor: Gaza war, “Lincoln” and Special Needs
Jewish Journal
November 28, 2012
When David Suissa wonders “If Hamas had the ability to murder thousands of Jews, wouldn’t they?” he is letting stereotypes get in the way of helpful analysis (“Pogroms Interrupted,” Nov. 23). He is also, in effect, arguing that Hamas is not an organization with which peace and order can be reached.
The next president’s gums
Marty Kaplan
July 3, 2008
The 1960 presidential debates were arguably the first reality show. What took so long for television executives to figure out that there\’s gold in them thar unscripted hills?
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