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Volume 62 Issue 11

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Film Review: A Price Above Rubies

by Mordechai Levovitz

"Look at them, they all had Bris Milah, and they turned out completely normal!" A more apropos line to introduce us to the mysterious yet comic world of modern day Chasidism cannot be found. It exemplifies the point of view of which Boaz Yakhin is coming from, in his newest film, "A Price Above Rubies."

Israel Cameratta Performs at 92nd Street Y

by Jake Solomon

The Israeli Cameratta is most remarkable for its blend and synchronization and the quality of its tone. The impression given to the listener is one of extreme cultivation. The group has been invited to many music festivals throughout Europe and has toured Spain, Germany, Belgium and France.

The Spanish Inquisition: A Historical Revision

Reviewed by Yitzchak Inselmann

As "venerable" institutions and organizations from the KGB to the horrors of Nazi Germany get their facelifts and smiley faces are pasted over their horrors, another ancient horror is certainly long overdue for some "revisions" as well.

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