Archive | ‍‍December, 2011 - Kislev / Teves 5772

Yiddish Rocks,Swings and Jives

Jewdyssee- Maya Saban It’s doubtful that most of you would have heard of Maya Saban or her group Jewdyssee In Berlin she is a respected singer and was recently one of the judges for the Eurovision contest held in Düsseldorf. Outside of her native Germany, she is not that well-known. In fact the last English interview I [...]

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Jewish Swans Top The List

Portman and Kunis 1 & 2 on IMDB most popular listNatalie Portman has been named IMDB’s most popular actor in 2011, gaining the most page views over the past year on the TV and movie database website. Black Swan co-star Mila Kunis came in second place. OK so it’s not ground breaking news. But it’s always [...]

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Confessions of Jewish Women

COMICS BY JEWISH WOMENCatholics may confess through a screen in a box, but Jews do it in public. Preferably with an audience. There is also a proud tradition of truth-tellers from Belle Barth to Lenny Bruce to Sandra Bernhard who take a more in your face confrontational stance for the pleasure of challenging convention. That Jews have has such an extensive contribution to comics is well documented. [...]

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