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Circumcise Me
''Circumcise Me'' is a 2008 film about the American-born Israeli comedian Yisrael Campbell. It was produced by Matthew Kalman, foreign news correspondent in Jerusalem for ''USA Today'', Canada's ''Globe & Mail'' and other newspapers, and David Blumenfeld, an Israel-based photographer who has photographed for ''Time'', ''Newsweek'' and other publications. The film, originally screened under the title ''It's Not in Heaven: The Comedy of Yisrael Campbell'', is about a Catholic convert to Judaism who has become a stand-up comedy star in Israel. Campbell's routine riffs on the fact that he converted to Judaism three times, once Reform, once Conservative and once Orthodox. ''The Economist ''The Economist'' is a British weekly newspaper printed in demitab format and published digitally. It focuses on current affairs, international business, politics, technology, and culture. Based in London, the newspaper is owned by The Econo ...'' calls the film "hilarious and moving". Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Kalman
Matthew Kalman is the co-author, with Matt Rees, of ''The Murder of Yasser Arafat'', published in January 2013. Kalman has been a foreign correspondent based in Jerusalem since 1998 reporting for Times of Israel and Haaretz. He has also reported for American publications including the ''Chronicle of Higher Education'', ''MIT Technology Review'', the ''Boston Globe'', ''Time'', ''Newsweek'', ''San Francisco Chronicle'', New York '' Daily News'' and ''USA Today''. In addition, he has reported for the British '' Daily Mail'', ''London Sunday Times'', and the Canadian ''The Globe and Mail''. He is currently working with the London-based ''The Independent''. Kalman was appointed editor in chief of The '' Jerusalem Report'' in January 2012. and held the position until August 2012, resigning when asked to "implement a 10 per cent budget cut demanded by the management." Kalman said "I would rather resign than try to produce the magazine on even more of a shoestring than we currently hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yisrael Campbell
Yisrael Campbell (born Christopher Campbell) is a Philadelphia-born Israeli comedian. Campbell, who is of Irish and Italian descent, grew up Catholic in a Philadelphia suburb. One of his aunts is a Catholic nun. A typical Campbell joke is that his aunt is a nun, "which of course makes Jesus my uncle, allowing for easier parking in Jerusalem." Campbell converted to Judaism with a Reform rabbi, and says that a "spiritual hunger" led him to have a second conversion with a Conservative rabbi. On a four-month visit to Israel in 2000 he decided to have a third conversion and live as an Orthodox Jew.So this Catholic goes to Israel... and other jokes from the Holy Land, ''The Globe and Mail'', Michael Posner, May 5, 2008 Campbell and his wife Avital, an Orthodox rabbi, have four children, including twins, and live in Jerusalem. Campbell and his wife both went to the school, The Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies. ''The Guardian'' wrote that "As far as we know, Lenny Bruce Leonard Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Blumenfeld
David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the third king of the United Kingdom of Israel. In the Books of Samuel, he is described as a young shepherd and harpist who gains fame by slaying Goliath, a champion of the Philistines, in southern Canaan. David becomes a favourite of Saul, the first king of Israel; he also forges a notably close friendship with Jonathan, a son of Saul. However, under the paranoia that David is seeking to usurp the throne, Saul attempts to kill David, forcing the latter to go into hiding and effectively operate as a fugitive for several years. After Saul and Jonathan are both killed in battle against the Philistines, a 30-year-old David is anointed king over all of Israel and Judah. Following his rise to power, David c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
