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Photographing Biblical Women
Israeli photographer Dikla Laor reimagines the woman of the Hebrew Bible, from Queen Esther to Moses’ sister Miriam, through lush painterly images set against the breathtaking landscapes of the Golan Heights.

Israeli photographer Dikla Laor reimagines the woman of the Hebrew Bible through lush painterly photos set against the breathtaking landscapes of the Golan Heights.
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State of the Arts
High-profile festivals and public venues like the Mahaneh Yehudah market have made Jerusalem a go-to place for Jewish art-lovers.

High-profile festivals and public venues like the Mahaneh Yehudah market have made Jerusalem a go-to place for Jewish art-lovers.

Films Nicky’s Family Nicky is Sir Nicholas Winton and his family consists of 669 mostly Jewish children (and their children), who, mainly through his efforts,

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The Soul of Broadway

by Yael Unterman

One of the fun facts when it comes to the phenomenon that is Broadway is the variety of raw materials from which a hit may

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Theater Review: Heart Song

by Susan Josephs

Theater Review Heart Song This unique comedy-drama by Stephen Sachs pays tribute to the art of flamenco through the lens of one Jewish woman’s midlife

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The Arts: Herod Revisited

by Esther Hecht

Herod the Great was violent, ruthless, cruel, opportunistic, pathologically suspicious and given to bribery to escape danger. It seems that no king was ever hated

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Letter from a Late Playbill: A Jewish Hand Behind Shylock?

by Andrée Aelion Brooks

Was the original purpose of Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice something other than what has been traditionally depicted over the centuries? Was the background to its creation other

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Brief Reviews: Trips of Nostalgia and Tales of Survival

FILMS Zaytoun An odd-couple road movie is mixed with Middle East politics as Fahed, a Palestinian boy from a Lebanese refugee camp longing to plant

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The Arts: A Golden Mosaic

by Tom Tugend

When Los Angeles was incorporated as a city in 1850, there were eight Jews—all bachelors—on the population rolls, and in the ensuing 163 years their

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Guide to the Arts

Exhibits/ Music Festivals/ Film Festivals/Theater United States ARIZONA The Sylvia Plotkin Judaica Museum, Phoenix (480-951-0323; www.cbiaz.org/about/museum) The museum features a composite synagogue sanctuary from Djerba, Tunisia, with ornate floral-motif tiles

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