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Periodically I like to point out interesting cultural events that readers might be interested in. Today, I’d like to introduce you to my father, Herbert S. Ford, who founded the New Jersey Film Festival. If you live in the area you should try to attend. In the post below he ruminates on the importance of film and recommends some films we should check out. Ford is a partner in Marcus Brody Ford Kessler & Sahner, LLC, a boutique New Jersey law firm where he practices commercial real estate and business law.
I have often wondered why there are no Irish, Italian, Spanish, Hispanic, Mexican or South American or other film festivals in the New York metropolitan area, the most diverse and artistically strong? Certainly there are high quality films made that fit all those categories. Perhaps some festivals exist but they are below my radar? I hope so. Certainly, The New Jersey Jewish Film Festival, which opens tonight, is below the radar of many. (more…)
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By Kirsty OUP-UK
Yesterday a 9ft high bronze statue of Nelson Mandela was unveiled in London’s Parliament Square. The statue has not been without its controversies: Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, had wanted the statue to be placed on the North side of the Square, but permission was declined due to the space needed for the large events that take place there. Instead it stands facing the House of Commons, along with statues of other great leaders such as Winston Churchill, Benjamin Disraeli, and Abraham Lincoln. With this in mind, I decided to bring you an excerpt from our book Mandela: A Critical Life by Tom Lodge. This piece focuses on Mandela’s childhood. (more…)
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