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TO LIFE, TO LIFE, L’CHAIFLICKS
By Debra Rich Gettleman My first question for Neil Friedman, founder of Menemsha films and co-founder of the Jewish and Israeli streaming service ChaiFlicks, was, “What started this passion for Jewish media, specifically film and television?” I was expecting the...
Israeli Professor now one degree from Kevin Bacon.
By Debra Rich Gettleman Dear reader, I’m trying to reach Kevin Bacon. If any of you know anyone who knows anyone who knows him, would you be so kind as to forward this email to them. That’s basically the premise of the whole 6 degrees of Kevin Bacon game. But...
Movie? What Movie?
by Debra Rich Gettleman A standing ovation at the prestigious Venice International Film Festival, and the cat is out of the bag. “Tatami,” is the story of female Iranian Judoka champion, Saeid Mollaei, who was ordered to throw a match at the World Judo Championships...
The $75,000 Lulav controversy
by Debra Rich Gettleman The real question to ask ourselves about Sukkot today is, “Does the Lulav shaking need to be done by a human in order for one to fulfill the mitzvah?” Huh? You’re asking yourself. Like can my dog do it? Well, the answer to that is obvious. Your...
Foreskin Frenzy
by Debra Rich Gettleman Ok, can we be frank for one minute? There are times to make political statements, and then there are times to make yourself look like an idiot. Disrupting an entire rock concert with a message about foreskin, seems to fall into the idiot...
Hate crime or pubescent prank?
by Debra Rich Gettleman This past Shabbat, the first one of the 2023 school year at UC Berkeley, proved to be anything but restful for Jewish Fraternity Alpha Epsilon Pi (AEPi). Instead, it offered a glance into antisemitism on campus. At about 1am Saturday morning, a...
Adidas: Fighting antisemitism or prospering because of it?
by Debra Rich Gettleman When I say Kanye West, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? Maybe I’m biased, but I’m guessing it’s antisemitism. Ye, the artist formally known as Kanye West, made headlines last fall when he declared that he was going “death con [sic] 3...
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