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J.R.R. Tolkien’s Jewish Great-Grandson Has A Play On Terezin

Separated by three generations, one lived through war to create a magical world of fantasy, and one was blessed to know peace but writes about an unimaginably tragic chapter of history. Playwright and director Nicholas Tolkien, who makes his Off-Broadway debut this month with “Terezin,” is the great-grandson of J.R.R. Tolkien, the author of “The […]

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How Gal Gadot Became A Symbol Of Israel’s Success In The Arts

Fifty years ago, in the wake of Israeli’s lightning victory in the Six-Day War, a poster circulated in the Jewish community showing a putative chasid in a telephone booth, outfitted in a Supermanish costume. Today, the most celebrated Israeli in this country is also a superhero. And she’s a real Sabra. Gal Gadot, one-time Miss […]

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