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Sholem Aleichem’s Daughters
So I just checked, yet again, and here’s exactly what Wikipedia says about the family of Solomon Rabinovich (aka Sholem Aleichem): “In 1876, after graduating from school in Pereyaslav, he spent three years tutoring a wealthy landowner’s daughter, Olga (Golde) … Continue reading
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“Feast” in Hyde Park
From Feb ’12 Spotlight: The University of Chicago’s Smart Gallery opens a new multimedia exhibit called Feast: Radical Hospitality in Contemporary Art down in Hyde Park on Wednesday, Feb. 15, and several Jewish artists will be participating, including photographer Laura … Continue reading
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SPL Sendak Exhibit
From Feb ’12 Spotlight: Skokie Public Library is currently hosting a national traveling exhibit called “In a Nutshell: The Worlds of Maurice Sendak.” Born in 1928, Sendak was raised in Depression-era Brooklyn. Both of his parents were Polish immigrants and … Continue reading
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Miri Ben-Ari Concert
From Feb ’12 Spotlight: Award-winning Israeli jazz violinist Miri Ben-Ari will headline a fundraiser at Lincoln Hall on Thurs, Feb 9 at 8 p.m. The beneficiaries are the American Friends of the Israel Sport Center for the Disabled, the American … Continue reading
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Feb ’12 Spotlight
The University of Chicago’s Smart Gallery opens a new multimedia exhibit called Feast: Radical Hospitality in Contemporary Artdown in Hyde Park on Wednesday, Feb. 15, and several Jewish artists will be participating, including photographer Laura Letinsky, “New Realism” founder Daniel … Continue reading
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MARGARET
Posted below is what I wrote in my Feb JUFN column, but I want to see Margaret again @ the Siskel Center before I write more… Maybe I missed something the first time? One of the oddities of this year’s Award … Continue reading
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Oscar Noms 2012
Posted today by JUF Online: Another year, another set of Oscar nominations. First the good news: Joseph Cedar’s Footnote scored another nomination for Israel in the Best Foreign Language Film (BFLF) category, making this Israel’s fourth nomination in the last … Continue reading
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Kudos for Albert Brooks
Missing on this year’s list of Oscar nominations: Albert Brooks! Brooks was named Best Supporting Actor by the Chicago Film Critics Association in December for playing” Bernie Rose” in Drive. Now I actually hated Drive, but Brooks was so surprising—and … Continue reading
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Kudos for 50/50
Missing on this year’s list of Oscar nominations: 50/50, which received two Golden Globe nominations (Best Motion Picture—Comedy/Musical and Best Performance by an Actor—Comedy/Musical) along with a huge number of nominations for Will Reiser’s screenplay from critics groups nationwide. Ironically … Continue reading
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New News: FOOTNOTE
Great news from LA: Joe Cedar received his second Oscar nomination in the Best Foreign Language Film (BFLF) category yesterday for Footnote, his 2011 drama staring Lior Ashkenazi. Footnote also received the Best Screenplay award last year at Cannes. Cedar … Continue reading
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