Two Israeli Films Show Hardships of War

By mmoncaster January 3, 2011

Israeli cinema has grown in stature on the international stage in recent years. Israeli-made films received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 2007, 2008, and 2009. Over winter break, I watched two of these films, which both dealt with a challenging subject: war. If you are looking for an action-packed…

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A Paperback That Can Stop Bullets?

By David A.M. Wilensky January 3, 2011

I wrote last week about how much I didn’t like the new “masterpiece” of Jewish fiction, “Witz.” As it turns out, the book is so ridiculously long that it can stop bullets (via The Scroll):

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