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Sundown: Grapel Still Detained
Plus when did *she* grow to be so tall? and more
• Ilan Grapel, the 27-year-old Israeli-American arrested in June in Cairo under dubious espionage charges, is still being detained by Egypt; Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, currently in the region, hopes to secure his release. [WP Checkpoint Washington]
• “Sunrise, Sunset” goes gay. Way past due. [NYT ArtsBeat]
• Maurice Sendak makes me scared to get old. [Guardian]
• One of the last Jews … of Libya! (See also.) [AP/WP]
• Today, Ukraine officially recognized the 70th anniversary of the Babi Yar massacre, in which more than 30,000 Jews were murdered. [JTA]
• The best Jewish director you don’t think about enough is Todd Solondz. [Forward]
California cities trying to ban circumcisions can quit wasting their breath: Governor Moonbeam signed a law nixing that. I know this song is meant as a criticism, but I mean it in a good way.
When General Grant Expelled the Jews
Greased, Frightening
John Travolta’s massages, ‘homosexual Jewish men’ in Hollywood, and the true nature of prejudice
Voices Raised for Jerusalem
The Zamir Chorale brings its Jewish choral music to Jazz at Lincoln Center in celebration of Yom Yerushalayim
Old Jews Telling More Jokes
The web series ‘Old Jews Telling Jokes’ goes off-Broadway, with shtick, songs, and a script by writer Daniel Okrent
The Most Perfect Hebrew Bible
The medieval Aleppo Codex was safeguarded for centuries in Syria. The problems started when it arrived in Israel.
