A decade of Yiddishpiel: Schmaltz with a touch of garlic The great loss of European Jewry in the Holocaust resulted in the loss of a tremendous cultural heritage. Unfortunately, the newly founded State of Israel exacerbated that loss by banning Yiddish films and making it a criminal offence for a native born Israeli to act in Yiddish! The language was looked upon with disdain as representative of the life and hardships of the ghetto. The revival of interest in Yiddish culture in recent years resulted in the founding of theatre company Yiddishpiel, now celebrating its tenth anniversary, which plays to packed houses in Israel and abroad and to audiences of all ages
The Australian Jewish News · Friday 23 April 1999 · page 3
It is remarkable that in Israel, where Hebrew is the proudly spoken language, Yiddish is alive and well, both on the street and in the theatre. As the Tel Aviv-based Yiddishpiel theatre…
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The Australian Jewish News · Friday 30 April 1999 · page 19
NCJW theatre outing, State Fair, Willoughby Town Hall, May 2, $25. Nona 9416 1510…
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The Australian Jewish News · Friday 30 April 1999 · page 19
WIZO theatre night, Paula lland’s Twenty-three blooms on my Great-Grandmother’s Rosebush, Bondi Pavilion, May 15, $35. 9387 3666…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Have we progressed? THEATRE Ships of fools
The Australian Jewish News · Friday 30 April 1999 · page 30
AUSTRAUAN writer Andrew Bovell had this cautionary or morality play staged in 1987. It has been reworked and updated, principally, I understand, by the director of the Griffin…
Continued on Trove, page 30 →arts For amusement only THEATRE She Stoops to Conquer
The Australian Jewish News · Friday 30 April 1999 · page 30
THE Sydney Theatre Company has given Oliver Goldsmith's 1773 farce a handsome, I indeed lavish, even extravagant production at the Opera House Drama Theatre, with Richard…
Continued on Trove, page 30 →Moments of beauty, but not fully satisfying DANCE The Australian Ballet's Trilogy
The Australian Jewish News · Friday 30 April 1999 · page 31
IF you read the Sydney Morning Herald review of these three one-act ballets (Opera House, Opera Theatre) and then The Australian's, you might be forgiven for thinking the writers had not…
Continued on Trove, page 31 →Millennium Ball the Unsw 50th Anniversary Charity Ball
Tharunka · Tuesday 4 May 1999 · page 11
Three months in the making and we're proud to say that the UNSW 50th Anniversary Charity Ball was a huge success and everyone enjoyed themselves! From $500 photocopying money, the UNSW Student Guild Fundraising…
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The Australian Jewish News · Friday 7 May 1999 · page 19
AUSTRALIAN Union of Jewish Students "Chocolate illusions” ball, Ritz Carlton, Double Bay, May 15, $50, $45 members. Lisa Gartner 0411 044 016; 9389 8087…
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The Australian Jewish News · Friday 7 May 1999 · page 19
WIZO theatre night, Paula Iland’s Twenty-three blooms on my Great-Grandmother’s Rosebush, Bondi Pavilion, May 15, $35. 9387 3666…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Merchant's message clear, despite mixed metaphors THEATRE The Merchant of Venice
The Australian Jewish News · Friday 7 May 1999 · page 32
NO matter how you look at it or how it is played, and how much you welcome and ponder the "If you prick us, do we not bleed?" speech (one of the most eloquent appeals for tolerance in stage…
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The Chaser · Sunday 9 May 1999 · page 18
I couldn't tell you how true the stage adaptation of Popcorn is to Ben Elton's novel because, quite frankly, 1 tired of the man's prose while he was…
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The Chaser · Sunday 9 May 1999 · page 19
Like its much put-upon protagonist Steffi, Leah Purcell's one woman tour-de-force has been around the block a couple of times. Seen initially…
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The Chaser · Sunday 9 May 1999 · page 24
SYDNEY, Friday: Key figures in the NRI are becomingly increasingly trusted with the media's persistent attempt to focus the public attention on football. "It's bizarre"…
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The Australian Jewish News · Friday 14 May 1999 · page 24
AFTER a string of successful functions this year, AUJS is holding its annual ball at the Ritz-Carlton, Double Bay, on May 15. The theme is “Chocolate illusions”, with a number of chololate surprises…
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The Australian Jewish News · Friday 14 May 1999 · page 23
WIZO theatre night, Paula Hand’s Twenty-Three Blooms on my Great-Grandmother's Rosebush, Bondi Pavilion, May 15, $35.9387 3666…
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The Australian Jewish News · Friday 14 May 1999 · page 34
WHAT more is there to say? A year ago, I greeted the Sydney Dance Company's new production, Salome, with shouts of acclaim, such as:…
Continued on Trove, page 34 →Universal truths THEATRE Twenty-Three Blooms on my Great-Grandmother's Rosebush
The Australian Jewish News · Friday 14 May 1999 · page 34
IT would be easy to categorise Paula Hand's second professionally staged play as a Holocaust play/one in which present problems go back through generations, to the Shoah…
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The Australian Jewish News · Friday 14 May 1999 · page 32
MUSIC appreciation was on the agenda for 450 senior citizens who attended North Shore Temple Emanuel’s 16th annual Senior Citizens Concert…
Continued on Trove, page 32 →Life support Ensemble Theatre From May 13 Bookings: 9929 0644
Tharunka · Tuesday 18 May 1999 · page 35
"Life Support" by Simon Gray, directed by Chris Canute, at the Ensemble…
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Tharunka · Tuesday 18 May 1999 · page 35
"The Last Night of Ballyhoo" is about a Jewish family in the Southern US, and is structured around the up-and-coming…
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