\”When Do We Eat?\” centers on the Stuckman family, which includes grandfather Artur (Jack Klugman); father Ira (Michael Lerner), who tries to lead \”the world\’s fastest seder\”; his neglected wife, Peggy (Lesley Ann Warren); and their children.
Guilt & Pleasure — \”A magazine for Jews and the people who love them\” — hit newsstands across North America last month, offering readers content ranging from long-form essays and memoirs to fiction, comics, photography and archival material.
The Jewish Journal introduces a new weekly column: My Jewish Library. We\’ve asked rabbis, scholars and thinkers to each pick the one book that was essential to their Jewish life. They will discuss the book and its impact, and explain why you need to add it to your Jewish library.
A careful look at the new season reveals that of more than 50 shows in the networks\’ fall lineups, only a handful of characters are openly and identifiably Jewish. Coming on the heels of several years of increased visibility — think \”Seinfeld,\” \”Friends,\” Charlotte\’s conversion on \”Sex and the City,\” Dr. Joel Fleischman of \”Northern Exposure\” — the dearth of Jewish protagonists is peculiar.
Overcoming oppression, both internal and external, will be the focus when Daniel Cacho and 20 other artists perform at Doikayt, produced by the Progressive Jewish Alliance (PJA) and AVADA, a Yiddishkayt Los Angeles project to engage people under 35.
With entrée in both spheres and his own bent for community involvement, Joel Landau\’s influence is felt far beyond Beth Jacob, which was his first full time pulpit 11 years ago.
The facility still under construction in Irvine is expansive and includes an infant-care facility, preschool, fitness center and gymnasium large enough to accommodate two basketball games. There are areas designated for workout classes, adult education and massage. When completed, there will be lockers for swimmers, space for an art exhibit, playground and Holocaust memorial.
Bike the Sites, a smart solution to the challenges of sightseeing in heavily trafficked D.C., allows visitors to enjoy Washington\’s history and architecture in an environmentally friendly way.
Speaking from his London home, the droll, precise Harwood — who won a screenwriting Oscar for \”The Pianist\” — said he tried not to take sides while writing the play and the film.
Economically and socially successful insiders, Jews are part of a pluralist society in which the primary factor determining ethnic and religious identity is individual choice. We need a new, more helpful descriptive model that recognizes the vital role that personal decisions play in Jewish American identity construction.
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