by Rafael Medoff Rita Gam, one of the last surviving cast members of a controversial
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Sidney Lumet, the Bergson Group, and the Fight Against Segregation
by Rafael Medoff Academy Award winning film director Sidney Lumet, who passed away on April
60th Anniversary of a Ship That Changed Jewish History
by Dr. Rafael Medoff Middle-school curricula often include a sampling of classic dramas, whether Shakespeare
A Zionist Play That Changed History
by Dr. Rafael Medoff From his earliest days on the stage and screen, Marlon Brando
A Composer Who Used Music to Promote Holocaust Rescue
by Dr. Rafael Medoff The month-long “Kurt Weill Fest” now underway at the Jewish Community
A Sailor from Brooklyn, a Boatload of Refugees, and a Mother’s Day Lesson
by Dr. Rafael Medoff It may seem sacrilegious to suggest, on Mother’s Day, that there
Marlon Brando’s Holocaust Connection
by Dr. Rafael Medoff Marlon Brando deserves to be remembered not only for his theatrical
Special Feature Ben Hecht’s “A Flag is Born”: A Play That Changed History
by Dr. Rafael Medoff I. Palestine, the Allies, and the Jews in the Aftermath of
Hollywood, Saddam, and Israel
by Dr. Rafael Medoff The recent visit to Baghdad by actor Sean Penn and the