Anne Frank
A journalist looks at the 8th grade 'Interactive Reader Plus' book that features a story about Anne Frank in Beirut on November 6, 2009. Anne Frank's diary has been censored out of a school textbook in Lebanon following a campaign by the militant group Hezbollah which claimed the classic work promotes Zionism.
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it's absolutely critical at this juncture that there are Muslim voices that are willing to stand firmly and practice in opposition to Islamic-inspired anti-Semitism.
Muslim leaders have an obligation to help prevent the toxic spreading of anti-Semitism among the Muslim masses . . . . In the same spirit, I believe that more Jewish leaders must speak out against Islamophobia, making clear that it is wrong to demonize an entire religion because of the hateful actions of a relative few.
Henry Parsons (Waterston) comes in to a mall diner for his usual a turkey sandwich and insulting banter with Adela, the Mexican-American waitress. The two creep toward a fragile understanding until Solly and Rachel, an eastern European Jewish couple, sit down to eat. The couple's entrance forces Henry to a reckoning with the indelible remains of his past; and, for a moment, unites four lost souls.
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Workshop helps teachers with Holocaust lessons
...a Stratford middle school teacher, has taught about the Holocaust for years by assigning her eighth-graders to read " Anne Frank , The Diary of a Young Girl," about a Jewish girl who hid with her family from the Nazis for two years before being captured.Last... |more
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Big-name celebrities to appear on Jewish kids show
...and a not too confusing way," said the 24-year-old musical star, who is Jewish and is named after teenage Holocaust victim Anne Frank ."Shalom Sesame" was first produced in 1986, selling more than 1 million copies on video and DVD. The new incarnation will... |more
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Menachem Rosensaft: Finding Common Ground
...Aladdin whose purpose is to spread awareness of the Holocaust in the Muslim world. Project Aladdin translated the Diary of Anne Frank into Arabic and Farsi. When Al-Manar, the television station of the Iranian-sponsored militant Hezbollah, called on Lebanese... |more
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Judd to conduct Handel's `Messiah' at Trinity
...statement of his interpretations of the personalities of the people whose portraits he paints. For example, in the exhibit Anne Frank's portrait is the cornerstone of the series. Although the artist has painted many Anne Frank portraits, the one in the museum... |more
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Anne Frank’s story is still teaching lessons
...10, said: “It’s fascinating. We got to learn how people really felt in World War II.” Pupil MaahirahKhan, 10, added: “I think Anne Frank was very brave because she had to keep quiet all the time in the annexe she was hiding in for two-and-a-half years. “I... |more
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Colon-Zayas, Frieder & Kussack Join Waterston in Long Wharf's HAVE YOU SEEN US?, 11/24 - 12/20
...of Bellac and any productions with the American Jewish Theatre. Regionally, Mr. Frieder performed in The Diary of Anne Frank, The Price, and God of Vengeance, among many others. His film and television appearances include Love and Death; Crimes and Misdemeanors;... |more
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Inside the mind of an actor (literally)
...that, whenever he played a role, he always had a little phrase in his head that gave him the key to a character. When he played Anne Frank's father, it was the phrase, "Make me be the best dad in the world to that little girl." "It's not remotely intellectual,... |more
