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“Jackie Mason was in a league of his own,” said the 50-year-old comedian. “I don’t care how decent some other guys are today, there will never be anyone like him.”
“The State of Israel should not sponsor its detractors,” says NGO Im Tirtzu about the documentary “Advocate.”
“They see me as today’s comedian. Thank God, I stunk for such a long time and was invisible, so I could be discovered,” said the rabbi-turned-funnyman in 1988 of his comeback.
Berta Balilti said seeing photos of brides-to-be trying on gowns was “very exciting.”
With audiences in 190 countries, the critically acclaimed show about undercover commandos and the war on terror is considered the strongest TV brand exported by Israel.
Directed by Israeli Ari Folman of “Waltz With Bashir” fame, it aims to draw a link between the Holocaust, discrimination and anti-Semitism.
The group had been working for more than a year on a documentary titled “We Were Never Lost” about lesser-known Jewish communities around the world.
Esther Bejarano said that music helped keep her alive during her time at Auschwitz-Birkenau.
“Using the skin and fur of animals for the fashion industry is immoral and is certainly unnecessary,” says Israeli Environmental Protection Minister.
They have performed in hundreds of synagogues in the United States and around the world, representing Jewish American culture, tradition, values and spirituality in the world of Americana roots music.
The premiere of “Babi Yar. Context” comes just two months before the 80th anniversary of the massacre.
“Think the woke are not anti-Semitic? Think again,” says conservative filmmaker Avi Horowitz.
