Lemon Tree review, 2010 Film Festival Review by Michael Fox, Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer Hiam Abbass in Lemon Tree Israeli director Eran Riklis’ complex, compassionate and deeply sobering Lemon Tree leaves moviegoers with a plethora of themes to talk and think about, but let’s single one out in

2010 Film Festival: Secrets review Review By Michael Fox, Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer Scene from The Secrets Veteran Israeli director Avi Nesher is an uncommonly ambitious and fearless filmmaker. His latest film, The Secrets, calmly broaches as many taboos as it can. A gripping and occasionally melodramatic argument

Hadassah fashion show 2010 Hadassah will present its annual fashion show, luncheon and silent auction on Sunday, June 13 at Beth Jacob Congregation. The silent auction, which begins at 10:45 a.m., will include a Nutter Center Luxury Suite for a Raiders’ basketball game, a package from Five Seasons, gift cards

Robert Thum, Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer Barely remembered today, Arthur L. Welsh was a leader among the Wrights’ original pilots When news of the fatal plane crash that killed Arthur L. Welsh reached Orville Wright and his sister Katharine, both hastily rearranged their schedules to travel from Dayton

Jewish Federation Centennial In 2009, the Jewish Federation selected a special logo (inset) to commemorate its centennial of service to the community. The hope was that the image would illustrate Federation’s past, present and future. The Federation also wanted to show the variety of people across our community who support,

Partnership brings Israel, September 2010 By Irvin Moscowitz, Dayton Chair, Partnership With Israel Some experiences in life contain such meaning they’re hard to put into words. This is my experience with Partnership With Israel. The Western Galilee Consortium of Partnership just celebrated its Bar Mitzvah. I’ve been involved with the

Interview with Martin Fletcher, October 2010 By Masada Siegel, Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer Martin Fletcher Martin Fletcher, NBC’s Tel Aviv Bureau chief since 1990, observes that the majority of books about Israel focus on the conflict. “I was also a victim of looking at Israel through the conflict,”

Remembering Lynda A. Cohen, October 2010 Lynda A. Cohen oversaw DJCC Early Childhood Services for 30 years   By Vicki Bernie, Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer The Dayton community lost an incredible friend with the passing of Lynda A. Cohen. Best known for her work with children, parents and

Trail of vinyl, October 2010 By Ron Kaplan, New Jersey Jewish News Roger Bennett At 40, Roger Bennett seems a bit young to be living in the past. But with three books in the bank, he’s making nostalgia a cottage industry. In Bar Mitzvah Disco, written with Jules Shell and

Shop, Nosh and Learn, October 2010 In partnership with the Dayton Jewish Community Center, Hadassah will hold its opening event, Shop, Nosh & Learn, at the Boonshoft CJCE on Sunday, Oct. 17. The event will begin at 4:30 p.m. with boutiques and Steve Bernstein’s Kosher Kafe open for purchases. Among