AltWeeklies Wire
A Race is on to Record the Untold Stories of Aging Holocaust Survivorsnew
Until the Iron Curtain parted, the Holocaust stories like Lupyan's and others' from the former Soviet republics went largely untold on the world stage. But now, there is an urgency to record survivors' stories while a dwindling number still are alive to tell them.
Metro Times |
Sandra Svoboda |
10-06-2009 |
History
The Coen Brothers Clarify Their Jewishness -- Without Guiltnew
The Coens admit their own Jewishness the way their best recent films admit Americanness: with genuine feeling for the complexities, abundance and absurd conventions that give us our identity.
New York Press |
Armond White |
10-01-2009 |
Reviews
Forget That 'Happy Chanukah' Schlock ... Christmas is Where It's Atnew
Most folks seem to think Chanukah is the Jewish Christmas. It is not. Christmas is the Jewish Christmas.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Caralyn Green |
12-29-2008 |
Commentary
American Comics and the Jews that Love Themnew
The most powerful aspect of Jews and American Comics is not Paul Buhle's writing, but rather his selection of work from some of the medium’s most notable creators, which often paints a more complete cross-section of the subject matter than his sometimes-rushed text.
New York Press |
Brian Heater |
08-25-2008 |
Nonfiction
Jury Rigged?new
Recent charges of ethnic bias in picking death penalty juries have not only scandalized prosecutors in California's Alameda County. They've put the entire system on trial.
East Bay Express |
Will Harper |
05-10-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Publisher Says 'Passion' Resurrects Libels Against Jewsnew
Jews historically have been most vulnerable to Christians' acts of "revenge" during the Holy Week before Easter, when passion plays were staged. Mel Gibson's film, "The Passion of the Christ," follows in that tradition. Its anti-Semitic agenda could stir up hatred and divisiveness.
Boulder Weekly |
Stewart Sallo |
08-07-2004 |
Reviews
