Lower East Side Jewish Conserv...
Tours of New York City, especially Jewish landmarks, has become a hallmark of the Lower East Side Jewish Conservancy (LESJC).
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The Sabbath Girl: Either a Rom...
Boy-meets-girl story – two lonely strangers who meet in New York City and fall in love – Catholic and Orthodox-Jew
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Everything about this production of “Midwives” is exquisite. The script is as crisp as a Vermont sun after the snow, and the performances are pitch-perfect.
read moreA New Fiddler Revival at the S...
Fiddler on the Roof is as relevant today as it was when it first opened on Broadway in 1964.
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Now starring in her own one-woman show, the gifted Renee Taylor raises an eyebrow and takes you with her on her life story, told through memories, snapshots, and clips.
read moreThe Sorceress: Victorian Light...
On the surface, “The Sorceress” is a delightful musical fantasy and tuneful escape from reality. Scratch a little deeper, and the timeless story of true love between boy and girl and father and child is beset by the Jewish tragedies of untimely death, cruel stepmothers, wicked and all-too-frequent governmental apprehensions, and the unspeakable horror of human trafficking.
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It is not so easy to obliterate the past. A stranger in a strange land often learns more about himself and the life he wishes to flee. So, too, in this outrageously irreverent film does Yoav, a storyteller who learns that every country has its rules, quirks, and absurdities.
read more“Anne Frank a Musical” Is a To...
With “Anne Frank a Musical,” producer-director David Serero has broken new ground. He and the work’s creator, composer and lyricist Jean-Pierre Hadida, are currently presenting American audiences with a cantata that is more of a tone-poem, a deeply felt response to an iconic story that persists as a shining beacon to a Jewish future whose mantra is “Never Again.”
read more“The Swan Princess” Returns fo...
Parents—and children—who remember with nostalgic fondness the award-winning animated film, “The Swan Princess” are in for a treat.
read moreThe Last Jew of Boyle Heights:...
Two perspectives “Steve Greenstein .. created an environment to showcase the breadth and talent of the cast.” While “There is no comparison between the Nazis’ ruthless Nuremberg decrees and America’s immigration laws. In the US, no one, not even Hersh, the Holocaust survivor factory owner, is seeking to murder, enslave, starve, or torture anyone.”
read more“A Faithful Man” Showcases the...
Louis Garrel’s “A Faithful Man” is a film with heart, showcasing the value of trust which transcends time.
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