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Israeli film shown at Cannes, but fails to take home any prizes

JERUSALEM, May 23 (JTA) — A love story set in a fervently Orthodox neighborhood in Jerusalem was among the films shown at the 52nd Cannes Festival this week. The movie, directed by Amos Gitai, was the first Israeli film in 25 years to be screened as part of the main competition at the prestigious festival […]

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15 parties, dozens of new faces promise drama for incoming Knesset

NEW YORK, May 23 (JTA) — When the gavel sounds on June 7 to convene the 15th Knesset, there will be a record 15 political parties represented, promising a new season of raucous debate in the always contentious legislature. There will be 15 women sworn in — also a record — when President Ezer Weizman […]

Kosovar refugees welcomed into Los Angeles Jewish homes

LOS ANGELES, May 23 (JTA) — The extended Vlashi family from Kosovo, all 28 of them, arrived at the Los Angeles International Airport around midnight May 20 and were engulfed by television cameras and the arms of the Jewish community. Luggage retrieval was no problem. All the refugees’ worldly belongings fit easily into small carry-on […]

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