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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

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'Bad Jews' Is Good News For The Geffen Playhouse

Comments (0) | Ari Brand, Bad Jews, Comedy, Geffen Playhouse, Gil Cates, Joshua Harmon, Judaism, Lili Fuller, Los Angeles, Molly Ephraim, Progressive, Raviv Ullman, Religion, Ryan Brophy, ssociety, Theater and Dance, Theatre, tradition, westwood

The cast of "Bad Jews" at the Geffen. Photo by Mark Garvin.

Ryan Brophy
Staff Reporter

But it's not even remotely close to being kosher—nor does it want to be.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

The Hasidic Blues Guitarist: Lazer Lloyd

Comments (0) | Blues, electric guitar, guitar, Jimi Hendrix, Judaism, Music, Orthodox Judaism, rabbi, Religion, rock and roll

David Hodari
Web Producer

A Hasidic Jew who plays guitar like Hendrix.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Matzo Business Booms Before And After Passover

Comments (5) | Arts+Culture, bread, food industry competition, jewish, Jewish Holiday, Judaism, kosher, kosher food, kosher food company, kosher food producers, manischewitz, Matzah, matzo, matzo bread, Passover, passover celebration, passover holiday, unleavened, unleavened bread

Nicole Piper
Contributing Reporter

Passover's traditional bread is in demand even after its biggest holiday.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Circumcision Harmful And Unnecessary

Comments (14) | America, baby, ban, children's rights, circumcision, complications, death, decline, ethical, Europe, foreskin, genitalia, genitals, hospital, Infant, intact, intactivism, intactivist, jewish, Judaism, lube, male, medicine, men, Muslim, Opinion, pace, Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, penis, physicians, procedure, Religion, religious groups, risk, sex, Sexual Health, United States

Boys Deserve Better

Josephine Lim
Guest Contributor

Growing up in a culture that normalizes male genital cutting, I hadn’t thought much about circumcision. Then I realized foreskin is awesome.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

International Community Holds Israel To Unfair Double Standard

Comments (5) | Afghanistan, Burma, civilian deaths, counterterrorism, egypt, Gaza, golan, Hamas, Iran, Iraq, Israel, israeli fence, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, jewish state, jews, Judaism, mahmoud ahmadinejad, Mexico, Middle East, Military, military aid, North Korea, Opinion, palestine. terrorism, palestinian authority, state-sponsored terrorism, suicide bombing, Syria, u.s.-mexican border, UN General Assembly, un resolutions, united nations. united states

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Jonathan Kalfus
Guest Contributor

Israel's crimes are unfairly magnified in comparison to those of other nations.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Joan Rivers Stands By Holocaust Joke

Comments (2) | Anti-Defamation League, E!, entertainment, Fashion Police, germans, Heidi Klum, Holocaust, holocaust humor, holocaust survivors, jews, Joan Rivers, joan rivers holocaust joke, Judaism, Media, Nation and World, Nazi Germany, television

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Francesca Bessey
Executive Producer

Said Rivers: "The last time a German looked this hot was when they were pushing Jews into the ovens."

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Romney Secret Video: Palestinians "Uninterested" In Peace

Comments (6) | Christianity, donor, Election 2012, fundraiser, GOP, islam, Israel, Jerusalem, Judaism, mitt romney, nation, National, Palestine, politics, Politics, presidential election 2012, Republican Party, secret video, Two State Solution

Dawn Megli
Executive Producer

WATCH: Romney calls a two-state solution "almost unthinkable" on secret video.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

JDub Records Artist Clare Burson Takes Inspiration From A Relic

Comments (1) | Aaron Bisman, Adam Daniel, Ben Hesse, Brown University, Carson Daly, Clare Burson, Deb Leipzig, Diaspora Judaism, Fulbright Scholar, Holocaust, Hotel Cafe, JDub Records, Jewcy, Jewish community, Jewish culture, Judaism, Last Call With Carson Daly, Latvia, Memphis, Riga, Rounder Records, Silver and Ash, World War II, WWII

Christin Davis
Contributor

Singer-songwriter tells her family’s—and people’s—history in song.

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