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We Are Here
From April ’12 Spotlight: Ellen Cassedy spoke about her new book We Are Here: Memories of the Lithuanian Holocaustat KAM Isaiah Israel in Hyde Park in March, and she is returning for a program sponsored by the Balzekas Museum of … Continue reading
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Mazel Tov, Cyndee!
From April ’12 Spotlight: Cyndee Schaffer’s book Mollie’s War: The Letters of a WWII WAC in Europe just won first place in the 2012 Royal Dragonfly Contest in the Biography/Autobiography/Memoir category! Schaffer has numerous public appearances planned for the spring, … Continue reading
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CLFF Reus
From April ’12 Spotlight: This year the 28th annual Chicago Latino Film Festival (CLFF) brings us Reus from Uruguay. Barrio Reus is the name of a Jewish enclave in Montevideo, now a slum near the waterfront docks, and one of … Continue reading
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April ’12 Spotlight
Nathan Englander came to the Harold Washington Library Center in February to read from What Do We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank, his latest collection of short stories. As the translator of New American Haggadah, Englander is … Continue reading
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Brava Marie!
“Sholem Aleichem’s Women” From Intro: “I have 5 daughters,” brays Tevye in the opening moments of the beloved musical Fiddler on the Roof. “I have 5 daughters!” Close your eyes and I’ll bet you can summon Zero Mostel’s voice—Zero Mostel’s … Continue reading
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Ha Hov
Wikipedia: “A debt is an obligation owed by one party (the debtor) to a second party, (the creditor); usually this refers to assets granted by the creditor to the debtor, but the term can also be used metaphorically to cover … Continue reading
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FOOTNOTE Teaser
On Sunday February 26, Israeli director Joseph Cedar was in LA. His new film Footnote (winner of the Best Screenplay award at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2011 & nine Ophir Awards from the Israel Film Academy in September 2011) was … Continue reading
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Women Unchained
From March ’12 Spotlight: On Sunday, March 11, Spertus Institute will host the local premiere of Women Unchained, a new “Get-o-nomics 101″ documentary by Chicago filmmaker Beverly Siegel. When the husband of a married woman refuses to grant her a Jewish divorce … Continue reading
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Marie Waife-Goldberg
From March ’12 Spotlight: Also on March 11 (but a few hours earlier), I’ll be doing a Women’s History Month program of my own down at KAM Isaiah Israel in Hyde Park. The subject is “Sholem Aleichem’s Women: A Tribute … Continue reading
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Hip-Hop Miri
From March ’12 Spotlight: Last month, I told you how much I loved Miri Ben-Ari’s CD The Trip to Beautiful. So with mellow jazz in mind, I headed to her concert at Lincoln Hall in February. But what a surprise-Ben-Ari … Continue reading
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