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Kirk Douglas was born Issur Danielovitch in 1916 in the upstate New York town of Amsterdam.(PhotoQuest/Getty Images, courtesy of JTA)
Kirk Douglas, the legendary film actor who portrayed legions of tough guys and embraced his Jewish heritage later in life, died at his Beverly Hills home on Feb. 5. He was 103.
Read MoreIt’s a story that would not sound too out of place in 2019: New York’s leading newspaper accuses the president of the United States of corruption and the latter sues the paper’s publisher for libel.
Read MoreSick of eating Chinese food and taking in another modern blockbuster on Christmas, while your Christian friends party together with sweets and eggnog?
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Tim Kalkhof plays a German man who falls in love with a married Israeli man in “The Cakemaker.” (Strand Releasing)
The list of 9 semi-finalists among entries from 87 countries, announced by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Dec. 17 eliminated “The Cakemaker.”
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Tim Kalkhof plays a German man who falls in love with a married Israeli man in “The Cakemaker.” (Strand Releasing)
The story begins in Berlin, where Thomas is the owner of a small cake and pastry cafe. Among his most loyal customers is an Israeli businessman, Oren, whose job takes him frequently to the German capital.
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Armie Hammer, left, and Israeli actress Gal Gadot presenting the Academy Award for best hair and makeup at the ceremony in Los Angeles, March 4, 2018. (Craig Sjodin via Getty Images)
Throughout the night, the loudest voices – and applause – were for women’s job and pay equity, the achievements of immigrants, the box office might of the black superhero film “Black Panther” and the growing presence of Asian-Americans in film.
Read MoreWith the Academy Awards on the horizon, there is no shortage of high-quality films to see in theaters and on the small screen.
Read More“13 Months” based on an actual, lone-wolf plot to kill the Fuehrer that nearly succeeded, is both a classical thriller, pitting one man against the system, and an exploration of how minute circumstance can affect the fates of millions.
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