Susan Seidelman Memoir Details Life Of Trailblazing Director

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It can be cliché to call someone a pioneer, but for American film director, writer, and producer Susan Seidelman, it’s true. In her memoir, Desperately Seeking Something: A Memoir About […]

Funny Girl Hits all the Right Notes

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Fanny Brice (1891-1951) was a star in the early 20th century with a five-decade career spanning the stage, silver screen, and radio. In her early days, she was often told […]

“Kosher” Halloween Costumes

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This year, Halloween (the formerly pagan and now American version of Purim, without the awesome we-survived-an-attempted-genocide-and-now-we-eat-triangular-cookies back story) falls at the end of the Jewish holiday season. Some folks like […]

‘Rutka’ Sings Defiantly at an Unjust World

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“I am writing this as if nothing has happened, as if I’m in an army experienced in cruelty. But I’m young. I’m 14, and I haven’t seen much in my […]

‘Between the Temples’ Finds Humor in Pathos

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How do we renew our faith when it seems lost? How do we praise a G✡d who feels too far away? What if songs of faith are the foundation of […]