Sarah Kricheff
By Sarah Kricheff
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Culture CONTRASTING LANDSCAPES
Known for his bold brushstrokes and vibrant colors, Michael Kovner creates paintings that offer lush images of Israeli scenery. An expansive beach dotted with red umbrellas, piles of yellow haystacks casting moody shadows in the sunlight and a blunt portrait of a lemon tree ripe with fruit are among his subjects. In Kovner’s new exhibition,…
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Culture Curses Show Language’s Creativity
Lita Epstein does not have a dirty mouth. Her pen, however, is filthy. Epstein’s forthcoming book, “If You Can’t Say Anything Nice, Say It in Yiddish” (Citadel Press), offers page after page of Yiddish insults and curses, some of which would make even the bawdiest of sailors blush. The book, due in stores next month,…
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News STAGED REVIVAL
“You can’t change your family,” actress and playwright Sherry Glaser said. “You either make peace with it, or you suffer.” Glaser, it seems, has made peace. In her acclaimed one-woman show, “Family Secrets,” she draws on personal experiences and boldly dives into the ever-complex realm of blood relations. The play, which originally ran off-Broadway in…
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Culture Deli Maker Finds Delicious Way To Raise Funds
The heads of Abeles & Heymann Gourmet Kosher Provisions are thinking about hot dogs in a whole new way. Concerned about the rising costs of education at Jewish day schools, A&H co-presidents Seth Leavitt and David Flamholz have decided to take action. They recently launched A&H for ABCs, a yearlong initiative in which a percentage…
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Culture Deli Maker Finds Delicious Way To Raise Funds
The heads of Abeles & Heymann Gourmet Kosher Provisions are thinking about hot dogs in a whole new way. Concerned about the rising costs of education at Jewish day schools, A&H co-presidents Seth Leavitt and David Flamholz have decided to take action. They recently launched A&H for ABCs, a yearlong initiative in which a percentage…
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Culture Rabbi Sets a Message to Music
Shawn Zevit is practicing what he preaches. A Philadelphia-based Reconstructionist rabbi who serves as a visiting rabbi at Pittsburgh’s Congregation Dor Hadash, Zevit is also a singer, songwriter and guitarist with two full-length CDs to his credit. With musical influences ranging from The Beatles to indie rock, from soul to R&B, Zevit’s new album, “Sanctuary,”…
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Culture Kids With Special Needs Find Increasing Opportunities
Educational programs for students with special needs in Boston-area Jewish day schools got a significant financial boost this summer. In June, Combined Jewish Philanthropies announced a $2 million investment to enhance and expand the schools’ special education programs. The money comes from the Peerless Excellence Project, a CJP initiative funded through a $45 million donation…
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News Story of Esther Gets a Bit Hairy
The latest offering from the Folksbiene Yiddish Theatre is, quite literally, a drag. “The Megile of Shloyme Klugerman,” the company’s Purim shpiel, goes on the road later this month. A family-oriented production with a twist, the newly revised musical — based on the ancient story of Queen Esther — features an all-male cast. Although modern…
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