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Using movies to increase exposure, knowledge
You don't have to be a mensch to enjoy a good film, but a willingness to read subtitles may help. The Orange County Jewish Film Festival has announced a lineup of 10 international films to begin screening Jan. 15 to March 28 at Regal Entertainment...Tags: The Concert (movie), Movies, Religion and Belief, Festive Events, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Mesa Musings: Stepping into Anne Frank's hideout
Three weeks ago Hedy and I took a train into Amsterdam's main station, then walked 20 minutes to Prinsengracht 263, a nondescript address next to a canal in the Dutch capital. Entering the building, we slipped behind a bookcase and into a secret world....Tags: Amsterdam (Netherlands), Pulitzer Prize Awards, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Anne Frank, Nazi Party
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Two films, two wars
Two films dealing with war and politics in the tinderbox of the Middle East are coming to Newport-Mesa for one-night special screenings. The city of Costa Mesa on Friday night will host a screening of "Patrol Base Jaker" at the Triangle Square Cinemas....Tags: Germany, Movies, Religion and Belief, Sony Corp., Religious Conflicts
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The God Squad: God does not promise an untroubled life
Question: I'm a Holocaust survivor who made it to the United States through the Dominican Republic by a big miracle. As time went by, I realized one thing: God did not let the Holocaust happen; we let it happen. Recently, I read a newspaper article about...Tags: Dominican Republic, Human Interest, Murder, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Crime, Law and Justice
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On Theater: A stark, visceral telling of the Holocaust
Like their contemporaries, the Frank family of nearby Amsterdam, the Ten Booms of Haarlem, Holland, who weren't Jewish, were persecuted for providing refuge to Jews duringWorld War II.
Another contrast: While Anne Frank's words survived via her famous...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Human Interest, Religious Conflicts, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Judaism
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Film trilogy meant to provoke debate
Israeli installation artist Yael Bartana will inaugurate the new 4,000-square-foot gallery at UC Irvine's Claire Trevor School of the Arts with the American debut of her trilogy of thought-provoking films about national identity and the Jewish question....Tags: Movies, Israel, Judaism, University of California, Irvine, Fiction
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Mesa Musings: The horrors of only 70 years ago
He was one of the most merciless human beings ever to walk the planet, yet you've likely never heard of him. The late Rudolf Höss made personal and career choices that were disturbing beyond belief. Two years ago Hedy, my wife, and I visited the...Tags: Germany, Holocaust Remembrance Day, Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Army, Crime, Law and Justice
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In Theory: Appropriate ways to observe 9/11
The Dove World Outreach Center, a church in Gainesville, Fla., will mark the ninth anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks by hosting an "International Burn a Koran Day" event on church property. A Facebook page created for the upcoming event proclaims...Tags: Buddhism, Religious Conflicts, Judaism, Crime, Law and Justice, Costa Mesa
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Temple's Torah helps families spiritually connect
When Kurt Lorig helped add the Hebrew letter "Lamed" to the Torah, it was just one of 304,805 letters written by hand into a copy of the holy book being completed at Temple Bat Yahm in Newport Beach.
But for him, those few strokes of the pen brought...Tags: Family, History, Israel, Torah, Judaism
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Temple volunteer escaped Holocaust
Flory Van Beek, a longtime Newport Beach resident and author who immigrated to the United States after escaping the Holocaust by hiding in Nazi-occupied Holland, has died of cancer. She was 95.
Van Beek, a faithful volunteer at Temple Isaiah in...Tags: Massacres, Netherlands, Judaism, Washington, DC, Vehicles
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Best Movie War Heroes
Blogging with Bill WhiteOn this Memorial Day Weekend, it seems fitting to have some kind of movie list that salutes our war dead, so I decided to pull together a list of the Best 10 Movie War Heroes. If I were just choosing...... -
Andrew L. Rosenkranz: Turkey plays part in repairing rift with Israel
Mohammed Shakir's op-ed on the current state of Turkey's relationship with Israel omits a number of important facts about the recent history behind the tensions, unfairly places the entire blame on Israel, and presents an inaccurate conclusion relating to...Tags: Gaza Strip, Boca Raton, Religion and Belief, Turkey, Israel
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