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Archive for May, 2006
Winokur Prize for Emerging Filmakers wants YOU to make a Jewish Film
May 31st
Call for entries from the Palm Beach Jewish Film Festival! For all you will be Jewish film makers you can submit your work to a juried film festival and earn big bucks to buy more film, or pay tuition! $1000 can go a long way!
For more information and submission guidelines, More >
Mermorial Day Thoughts: Jews and Americans
May 29th
On this Memorial Day we remember all those who gave, and are giving up, personal freedoms and safety for the freedoms and safety of others.
Additionally, as Jews we are reminded that we benefit from a strong and just government. To this end, we vote, pay taxes, run for elected More >
A New Bob (or is it Babs?) Dylan biopic in the works
May 28th
So, since both Johnny Cash and Ray Charles each have biopics, I guess it’s about time for one of the greatest songwriters in the history of rock to have his own too.
Mr. Robert Zimmerman, or Bob Dylan to those unaware of his real name, will get his own biopic More >
First out of the box… it’s Coca-Cola Blak
May 28th
The mysterious coffee-cola fusion has finally arrived.
In its advertising debut at 7th and Figueroa in Downtown Los Angeles (much to the surprise of lunching worker bees trying to pick up pizzas at CPK), Coca-Cola Blak is finally available and ready for the tasting, before Pepsi’s version could show up and More >
Stay The Night: Learning and Celebration for Shavuot
May 26th
Rabbi Yonah leading a Shavuot study program. RSVP: rabbiyonah _at_gmail
Tell me, where is the Western Wall? How do we get there?
May 25th
This amazing recording was made as the Israeli army took back Jerusalem from the Jordanian Army. Jews had not been allowed to their most sacred Holy Sites by the Jordanians from 1948 until this day in 1968. Listen to the fighting and read the entire transcript.
What you are now about More >
New website about the UCI controversy
May 25th
Keeping the pressure on UC Irvine is a new activist site called UC Intifada. Here you can see photos and articles about UC Irvine’s radical muslims and suggestions for student activists. The site features contact information to key politicians, media and funders, letters that can adapted and sent, and more. More >
Jewlicious Works: Five minute film now on-line
May 23rd
It took a few months but was worth the wait. Sasha Perry, of Champan U. has created a five minute promotional film for Jewlicious@TheBeach called “Jewlicious Works.” Featuring sights and sounds of the weekend festival, as well as interviews with participants, its like being Jewlicious all over again.
Head over to More >
