Currently Browsing: February 2011
Way back in mid-December, working on my January ’11 JUF News column, I said: “As I write, several critics groups have already named The Social Network as their Top Pick for 2010, but I’m frankly not sure why–the depiction of Mark Zuckerberg as a pushy geek reaching for the next rung isn’t exactly groundbreaking…” I only get […]
The Jewish Channel is now offering Joe Cedar’s Oscar-nominated film Beaufort in its “Feature Film” category. Beaufort is quite simply one of the most important combat films ever made in any language, & I strongly urge you to see it. In October 2004, I met with Joe when he came to show his film Campfire at […]
Hadassah Chicago Chapter’s Zahava-Deborah Group has invited me to give an updated version of last summer’s Yente lecture. The Zahava-Deborah Group serves Hadassah members in Homewood/Flossmoor and typically meets in the afternoon. Click HERE for more information about the Zahava-Deborah Group on the Hadassah Chicago Chapter website. Oy, Yente! Yente! How a Name Became a Noun Date: […]
New on The Jewish Channel: 2005 doc questions what we think we know about the final days of German intellectual Walter Benjamin (1892-1940) who supposedly killed himself after learning he would be deported back to France after arriving in “neutral Spain” in a vain attempt to reach Lisbon & then NYC. Writer/Director David Mauas does an excellent job […]