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Literary Star Michael Chabon - Pulitzer Prize winning novelist, Michael Chabon sits down for a one on one interview with blogger, Brad A. Greenberg to discuss his recent work and the Jewish characters that populate his novels. Michael Chabon is one of the most celebrated writers of his generation. His first novel, The Mysteries of Pittsburgh, was published when Chabon was 25 and catapulted him to the status of literary celebrity. He followed it with a second novel, Wonder Boys, and two...
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On the occasion of Israel's 60th birthday, ISRAEL21c celebrates the diversity, vibrancy, innovativeness and beauty of the country. There's so much more to 21st century Israel than the conflict that dominates media coverage. ISRAEL21c's goal is to strengthen the relationship between Americans and Israelis by creating, aggregating and distributing high-quality, nonpolitical information to the public. Through our Israelity blog, feature articles and the original Faces of Israel series of videos,...
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Japanese kite master Miko Toki has been helping Israel celebrate 60 years as a Jewish state by hosting a kite festival in Israel. The festival took place on a beach in Israel's northern city of Haifa. Children queued to get their hands on one of Toki's kites. Each one is handmade and takes between a day and a month to complete depending on the design. Mikio Toki: Kite master, Japanese Ambassador to Israel: Yoshinori Katori
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Cool Jew: The Ultimate Guide for Every Member of the Tribe. Cool Jew, written by Lisa Alcalay Klug, covers everything Hebraic from womb to tomb, finally putting an end to X-mas tree envy. Short essays, lists, instructional guides, photographs, and original illustrations celebrate Jewish cultural pride with love, enthusiasm, and irreverence. The daughter of an Ashkenazi Holocaust survivor and the descendant of a Sephardic chief rabbi of Sarajevo, Lisa Alcalay Klug is an American-born...
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"Hundred and Two Mature: The Art of Harry Lieberman" Trailer - Harry Lieberman, at age 102, shares with wit and wisdom his art, which celebrates Talmudic lore and Jewish life in long-ago Eastern Europe, in this documentary which describes his transformation from retired businessman to artist who, in his old age, is "living on the top of the world." The film shows the connections between Lieberman's art and his life-"memories from 80, 90, 94 years back"-and tells his original stories as...
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