The stars came out for the opening of the 27th annual Israel Film Festival which runs in Beverly Hills and Woodland Hills, California from April 18 through May 2nd. The Festival, directed by reuniting Kaveret drummer Meir Fenigstein, presented achievement awards to film industry executive and producer, Sherry Lansing and actor Martin Landau.
Pictured: Steven Dorff, Lanie Kazan, Martin Landau, Stacy Keach, Sherry Lansing, Meir Fenigstein, Avi Lerner
Sherry Lansing on Judaism in Hollywood and Israeli cinema.
Actor Martin Landau
Actress Lainie Kazan
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Yaffa Yarkoni, 1925-2012: The voice of Israel in war and peace
Lyricist Avi Koren, a close friend of the singer's for 45 years, recalled yesterday that Yarkoni, an Israel Prize laureate, once said to him: "Look how I am fooling the entire world - after all, I have no voice."
"She may not have had a voice, but she was the voice of the country. My mother listened to Yaffa Yarkoni; my grandson listens to Yaffa Yarkoni; and she accompanied us, the members of my generation, all our lives," Koren said yesterday."At the age of four, we sang her children's songs; as teenagers, we danced to the sounds of her ballroom tunes. During the Six-Day War, she came to perform at outposts at which our friends fought. She was there all the time."
Read obituary by Ben Shalem in Ha'aretz
Yaffa Yarkoni sings "Davar Lo Od" ("Nothing More") in this clip from Gil Shani.
Yaffa Yarkoni was known as the singer of the wars, a tradition that began during her own IDF service in the War of Independence.
She was known as the singer of the wars, a sobriquet that she detested, but when Yaffa Yarkoni, Israel’s queen of song who delighted generations of children, soldiers and all audiences died on Sunday only a week after her 86th birthday, she was remembered more for fading out of the limelight.
Read obituary in The Jerusalem Post by Greer Fay Cashman with Herb Keinon
"What kind of Jew am I?" is among questions raised by "God of Isaac" at L.A.'s Pico Playhouse
Discussion with the cast of the American Jewish identity play- "The God of Isaac" theatrical producer, Howard Teichman, cast members Adam Korson (Isaac Adams) and Corrin Cummins (wife, Shelly) on the cultural re-examination sparked by mid-western Jews at the time of the neo-Nazi march in Skokie, Illinois in 1978.
Howard Teichman explores the phenomenon of anti-Semitism in American Jewish identity.
Howard Teichman explores the phenomenon of anti-Semitism in American Jewish identity.
Theater: "The Stories of Issac Leib Peretz with actor Matt Chait and fiddler, Lior Kaminetsky
Los Angelenos should go enjoy "The Stories of I.L. Peretz," an original theatrical performance by Matt Chait and Lior Kaminetsky, in its premiere run at Hollywood's the Complex through October 9th. Messrs. Chait and Kaminetsky spoke with JooTube about the show's appeal to both gentiles and Jews.
Tickets available at Plays411
Tickets available at Plays411
"Rhythm and Roots" show at L.A.'s Ford Theater combines African-American and Hebrew music and dance styles
Israeli, Israeli-American, and African-American performers joined to stage a multi-ethnic music and dance theater at L.A.'s Ford Theater on Sunday, August 28th. The "Rhythm and Roots" event featured individual and joint performances by Macy Gray, Israel's Harel Skaat, L.A.'s Israel-American Keshet Chaim Dance Ensemble, Lulu Washington Dance Theater, the Agape Int'l Choir Ensemble, MC Lyte, and vocalist Abraham McDonald.
Celebrating the connection and diversity of the world’s cultures through music and dance, Israeli-American Keshet Chaim Dance Ensemble, African American Lula Washington Dance Theatre, and multi-ethnic, interfaith Agape International Choir joined together for a cross-cultural evening under the stars. Also featuring guest artists Israeli superstar Harel Skaat, making his Los Angeles debut; two-time Grammy Award-winner Macy Gray; R&B singer Abraham McDonald, whose victory on the first-ever Oprah Show Karaoke Challenge earned him an exclusive contract with the Island Def Jam Music Group; and legendary female rapper MC Lyte, All proceeds from Rhythm & Roots go to support Children Uniting Nations, an organization that brings attention to the plight of at-risk and foster youth, and Keshet Chaim’s youth education programs, which serve to eradicate ethnic and cultural barriers through the arts. Diverse as the RHYTHM & ROOTS artists might seem on the surface, they all share a communal mission to bring peace and healing to the world through their art.
Keshet Chaim's mixed white and black troupe, reflecting Israel's integrated Ethiopian Jewry, appeared to surprise and impress many of the African-American audience members. The dance ensemble's high-profile patron, Mrs. Daphna Ziman, asked the audience to remember the 25th birthday of Palestinian-kidnapped Israeli, Gilad Shalit, still held under inhumane conditions by Palestinian Hamas for over 5-years.
The talented, Los Angeles-based Keshet Chaim Dance Ensemble was founded in 1983 by Eytan Avisar, still its Artistic Director. Their performance was choreographed by Kobi Rozenfeld. Genie Benson serves the dance troupe in the capacity of executive director. Keshet Chaim (Hebrew for Colors of Life) is an American Israeli contemporary dance company dedicated to celebrating the inclusive spirit of Israeli culture and Judaism throughout the world. Influenced by world music, the multi-ethnic roots of the Jewish people, and a constant drive for interpreting and exploring Jewish values through art, Keshet Chaim serves as both a repertory ensemble for traditional dance forms and a laboratory for contemporary work. Keshet Chaim founder and artistic director Eytan Avisar conjures the colors of Jewish life and culture with vibrant storytelling and choreography, creating an emotional connection to the people of Israel and their sacred roots.
Celebrating the connection and diversity of the world’s cultures through music and dance, Israeli-American Keshet Chaim Dance Ensemble, African American Lula Washington Dance Theatre, and multi-ethnic, interfaith Agape International Choir joined together for a cross-cultural evening under the stars. Also featuring guest artists Israeli superstar Harel Skaat, making his Los Angeles debut; two-time Grammy Award-winner Macy Gray; R&B singer Abraham McDonald, whose victory on the first-ever Oprah Show Karaoke Challenge earned him an exclusive contract with the Island Def Jam Music Group; and legendary female rapper MC Lyte, All proceeds from Rhythm & Roots go to support Children Uniting Nations, an organization that brings attention to the plight of at-risk and foster youth, and Keshet Chaim’s youth education programs, which serve to eradicate ethnic and cultural barriers through the arts. Diverse as the RHYTHM & ROOTS artists might seem on the surface, they all share a communal mission to bring peace and healing to the world through their art.
Keshet Chaim's mixed white and black troupe, reflecting Israel's integrated Ethiopian Jewry, appeared to surprise and impress many of the African-American audience members. The dance ensemble's high-profile patron, Mrs. Daphna Ziman, asked the audience to remember the 25th birthday of Palestinian-kidnapped Israeli, Gilad Shalit, still held under inhumane conditions by Palestinian Hamas for over 5-years.
The talented, Los Angeles-based Keshet Chaim Dance Ensemble was founded in 1983 by Eytan Avisar, still its Artistic Director. Their performance was choreographed by Kobi Rozenfeld. Genie Benson serves the dance troupe in the capacity of executive director. Keshet Chaim (Hebrew for Colors of Life) is an American Israeli contemporary dance company dedicated to celebrating the inclusive spirit of Israeli culture and Judaism throughout the world. Influenced by world music, the multi-ethnic roots of the Jewish people, and a constant drive for interpreting and exploring Jewish values through art, Keshet Chaim serves as both a repertory ensemble for traditional dance forms and a laboratory for contemporary work. Keshet Chaim founder and artistic director Eytan Avisar conjures the colors of Jewish life and culture with vibrant storytelling and choreography, creating an emotional connection to the people of Israel and their sacred roots.
50-75% off Keshet Chaim Dance Troupe "Rhythm & Roots" multicultural spectacular tickets for Sunday at Ford Amphitheater
It's Keshet Chaim with four new dances, with more than 100 performers on stage including Macy Gray, Harel Skaat, Abraham McDonald, MC Lyte, Agape International Choir Ensemble and Lula Washington Dance Theatre. It's all to support our educational programs in LAUSD schools and Children Uniting Nations. Call (818) 986-7332 right away to get your rush ticket by 7pm! Afterwards, you can still get tickets at 50% off online at the Ford Theaters website.
Macy Gray is an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter, producer and actress famed for her distinctive raspy voice and singing style. She won two Grammy Awards, two MTV awards and with "I Try" had one of the most successful singles of all time. "The Sellout" released on June 22, 201- is perhaps her finest album to date.
MC Lyte, one of the most prolific female hip-hop rappers, first became known in the late 80's. She was the first solo female rapper to release an album. Agape International Choir Ensemble inspires the spirit of freedom and community with the sound of one voice united. Harel Skaat rose to fame in the second season of A Star is Born, the Israeli adaptation of American Idol and is now of the leading artists in Israel. Abraham McDonald, an R&B singer became a star on The Oprah Winfrey Show winning the first ever Oprah's karaoke Challenge.
Museum of Tolerance in L.A. to host International Film Festival, Nov 13-18
The Festival concludes Thursday evening 18 Nov with the screening of "Iron Cross" starring Roy Scheider.
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‘Fiddler on the Roof’ author, Joseph Stein, 98, dies from fall in NYC
October 26 (JTA) -- Joseph Stein, the Tony Award-winning writer of "Fiddler on the Roof," has died.
Stein died Sunday in Manhattan after fracturing his skull in a fall. He was 98.
Stein wrote more than a dozen Broadway musicals, but is best known for "Fiddler," which won nine Tony Awards in 1965, including Stein's "Best Author of a Musical."
He began his career in writing after meeting comedian and actor Zero Mostel, who played Tevya in the original Broadway production of "Fiddler," and writing him some material, according to The New York Times.
Stein also wrote "Enter Laughing," a comedy based on an autobiographical book by Carl Reiner about a Jewish boy who wants to become an actor, as well as "Zorba" and "Rags." He wrote screenplays for three shows including "Fiddler," and also wrote a handful of television projects.
Stein earned a degree in social work from Columbia University in 1937 and worked for a decade as a psychiatric social worker.
While most think first of Fiddler's score, by Sheldon Harnick and Jerry Bock, it was story and dialogue like this introduction of Perchik to Tevye and the Anatevka villagers which gave Fiddler's characters their flavor.
(Courtesy Helleri2)
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