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Arts and Culture

An overview for the Exponent's 125th anniversary

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Philadelphia’s cultural canvas bears the distinct imprint of the Jews who have been creators, producers and patrons of the arts. Music, theater, food, literature, paintings, radio, television, newspapers: Philadelphia’s Jews have been leaders in the creation and cultivation of every sphere. The Jewish influence is heard in the orchestrations of Eugene Ormandy and the klezmer trumpeting of Susan Watts. It’s read...

Local

Training His Lens on Philadelphia

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Michael Elkin

Did Eran Kolirin expect a big brass band to trumpet his arrival last week as a visiting scholar at Temple University? No, chuckles the award-winning Israeli director of the acclaimed film The Band's Visit ; no band in sight. There was, however, the music of movies as he set the scene as a participant in the Schusterman Visiting Artist Program,...

Tradition

Fresh Heirlooms

Creators of Judaica reveal their inspirations

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Melissa Jacobs

S etting the seder table with her mother is one of Joy Stember’s cherished childhood memories. Before their Melrose Park home became filled with friends, laughter and prayers, Stember and her mother had their own ritual. “For place settings, we used my grandmother’s fine china with gold edging, which we only used at Passover and Rosh Hashanah,” Stember says. “Then...

Arts

Blossom: Bimah Her Up!

TV star talks Bat Mitzvah, child care and — neuroscience? Bialik at least understands the scientific process

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Michael Elkin

And, now, today, a very special episode of the blossoming Mayim Bialik.

Arts

Savoring a Life, Savoring Heroics

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Michael Elkin

Kurt Herman — movie star? He’s no George Clooney but there’s no denying that the 82 year old fills a screen with a soulful presence — and a remarkable story as a descendant from a most dire period in history.