Новости за 10.05.2017

For three years, since the beginning of the conflict between Ukraine and Russia, Victory in Europe Day, or VE Day—which commemorates the Allied victory over Nazi Germany and is celebrated by post-Soviet countries on May 9 rather than May 8—has been marked by ideological struggle and conflicting interpretations of historical events. In Moscow, the Russian government celebrated the anniversary with belligerent displays of militarized pomp during the annual parade in Red Square, while commemorative events all over Ukraine broke out in violence.

This Sunday is Mothers’ Day (call your mom), and of course Jewish mamas deserve special commendation for soldiering on despite generations of awful stereotypes turning their dedication and care into hysteria in popular media. But what about musical theater specifically? How are Jewish moms portrayed in that spotlight?

When he’s not working as a visual effects artist, 29-year-old self-taught chef Andrew Rea cooks foods from popular TV shows and movies out of his kitchen in Harlem and broadcasts the results on his fantastic YouTube Channel, “Binging With Babish” (named for West Wing character Oliver Babish. We’re talking: the prison sauce from Goodfellas, New York-style pizza from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, fried chicken from Louie, those crazy, pun-y burgers from Bob’s Burgers… you get the schtick.

If you’re looking to watch Jewish/Jewish-ish actors and/or Jewish/Jewish-ish characters on the big screen this summer, and we know you are, look no further. The following is a batch of blockbusters, indie flicks, and foreign films, from Hebrew- and Yiddish-language dramas to raunchy female-driven comedies—movies for every member of the tribe, opening between Mother’s Day weekend (OK, we’re jumping the summer gun a bit, apologies) and the peak of the warm months.

The headquarters of Avotaynu Inc. sits on a sleepy corner in Westville, the neighborhood where the Jews of New Haven, Connecticut, historically have been concentrated. The creamy beige façade of the building’s second story draws the eye away from the shuttered blinds of the first floor, painted dark brown. It’s easy to miss, but a small white sign with black stenciled letters in the last window of that first floor announces the building’s occupant. Inside are two rooms: a dim antechamber, which... Читать дальше...

Desperate to work through my complicated mom issues before becoming a mother myself, I heaved my way into the new therapist’s office for an initial consult, hands on my pregnant belly. But as she said hello, my eyes ran right past her to shag rugs, an antique secretary desk, wooden shelves filled with books. Plants. Mugs. Notebooks with frayed Post-It notes sticking out from their edges, mashing their boundaries. The tiled side table held Kleenex and stone coasters. So many coasters.

Two pictures adorn the wall of Insaf Abu Shareb’s fifth-floor law office in Be’er Sheva. One depicts a flock of doves flying over a Bedouin shantytown in the Negev desert, not unlike the one she grew up in. The other is a framed poster of Martin Luther King Jr.’s landmark speech at the March on Washington in August 1963.

A high-level delegation of Lebanese politicians and bankers reportedly will visit Washington later this month to try and convince Congress to soften impending sanctions legislation designed to squeeze the Iranian proxy, Hezbollah. Already, there have been visitors from Lebanon in recent weeks for this purpose, and there’s been speculation in Lebanese media that prime minister Saad Hariri, who has expressed his hope to “change” the legislation, might himself come to town to make the case for going easy on Lebanon. Читать дальше...