Currently Browsing: November 2013
Tzivi Reviews The Book Thief The setting is a picturesque village. The main characters are two angelic children with blond hair, ruddy cheeks, and open, innocent faces. The boy, Rudy, comes from a large, boisterous family. The girl, Liesel, has been adopted by an older couple whose children have grown up and moved on. Papa […]
Many thanks to the Members of the Sisterhood of Temple Beth Emeth of Flatbush for their warm welcome on 11/9/13. This was my “debut performance” in my new home of Brooklyn, so a very exciting day for me! Here is the write-up in the December issue of the TBE Newsletter: Sisterhood Lecture Series Although most […]
Wonder of Wonders, Miracle of Miracles! Alisa Solomon will be at the Book Stall in Winnetka on Friday, Nov 22 at 7 p.m. to sign copies of her new book Wonder of Wonders: The Cultural History of Fiddler on the Roof. Solomon’s visit is scheduled exactly one month after the book’s official release date (October […]
TEMPLE BETH EMETH v’OHR PROGRESSIVE SHAARI ZEDEK INVITES YOU TO A SABBATH MORNING BRUNCH & LECTURE Tevye’s Daughters: No Laughing Matter Unlike most discussions of Fiddler on the Roof, this presentation will turn the spotlight on women—the female characters in Sholem Aleichem’s Tevye stories and the women in Solomon Rabinowitz’s personal life. Solomon Rabinowitz loved women—especially […]
RB & I made our first visit to “The Greene Space” in the West Village last night for the kick-off of Warren Lehrer’s latest book launch. A Life in Books: The Rise & Fall of Blue Mobley, a gorgeously produced multi-color “novel,” is a brilliant meditation on the state of publishing in the 21st Century: […]
Todah Rabah, Sheynem Dank & Many Thanks to the Members of Temple Beth Emeth of Flatbush for naming us their Nov ’13 Members-of-the Month! Temple Beth Emeth Members of the Month by Allan Zarrow Two of our newest members have become two of our most active and visible people at Temple. Meet Jan Lisa Huttner […]
Hungarian Holocaust film from 1989–buried for decades–has just resurfaced & is playing now in NYC. But alas, the problem is that Forced March is really, really bad. Terrible screenplay, horrible acting, & cheesy “making of a movie” movie structure combine to make it almost impossible to watch. I am sure there is a worthy story […]
Opens today in NYC & next Fri in LA. Click HERE for complete screening schedule. Franek (Ireneusz Czop) has been living in the USA for many years, but when he learns his brother Jozek (Maciej Stuhr) is in trouble, Franek reluctantly returns to his Polish village & together the brothers uncover painful truths about traumatic events during WWII. Loosely […]
After over 10 years of correspondence–on e-mail, snail mail, & Facebook–I finally met musicologist Yale Strom in person at the Museum at Eldridge Street on Sunday 10/27! Yale is a musicologist, fiddler, filmmaker, & all around mensch, & he was in town to perform in the “Lost & Found Music Series” with his wife Elizabeth […]