Currently Browsing: July 2013
Now live on JUF Online: Preview of Coming Attractions for my Aug 13/Aug 15 Lecture: “Who is ‘the Fiddler’… and how did he get on the roof? I started asking myself these two questions over thirteen years ago, in May 2000, on a trip to the Marc Chagall Biblical Message Museum in Nice. Now, after a […]
After all these years and all these Holocaust stories (in books and lectures, and on radio, stage and screen), we think we know “the facts,” but the truth is we have still only scratched the surface. There are still so many stories to be told and each one brings up fascinating new questions never fully […]
Israel: A Home Movie is a compilation of raw footage taken by amateur photographers over a span of decades. As the grainy images roll forward from the mid-30s through the late 70s, old voices share memories of themselves and their loved ones in days long gone. Full disclosure: I have a hard time watching this […]
7/18/13 Update: My very wise husband Richard Bayard Miller tells me one reason I’m so bummed by all the hype about Fill The Void is that I have seen similar stories told with much more empathy & honesty in other films. Watch how “Rochele” (also ultra-Orthodox) handles her marriage options in A Touch Away & […]