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SD school district’s Jewish leader has big-picture vision for public education
September 2015
- Pope Leo names Italian Holocaust film ‘Life is Beautiful’ as one of his 4 favorites of all time(JTA) — Pope Leo XIV included the 1997 Holocaust movie “Life Is Beautiful” among his four favorite films of all time. “Life Is Beautiful,” a melodrama by Italian filmmaker and comedian Robert Benigni, follows an Italian Jewish father and his son as they are sent to a Nazi concentration camp. There the father uses humor... […]
- Gal Gadot wins Genesis Prize for her ‘defense of Israel’ as Gaza war divides Hollywood(JTA) —Actor Gal Gadot has won the Genesis Prize, sometimes called the “Jewish Nobel,” for supporting Israel even as backlash against the country’s actions in Gaza rocked Hollywood. Since Oct. 7, 2023, Gadot has been an outspoken advocate for Israelis taken captive by Hamas. Calling herself “a proud Jew and a proud Israeli,” she said... […]