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The Israeli television invasion

By Ami Eden · March 14, 2008

The Forward's Rebecca Spence writes about Hollywood's growing interest in Israeli television shows:

As Hollywood executives roll out the red carpet for television shows imported from overseas, Israel is emerging as an unlikely new starlet.

In the wake of this season's new HBO drama, "In Treatment" — the Israeli television hit remade for an American audience — a spate of fresh shows from the Jewish state is now making its way across the Atlantic.

"There is a land rush on Israeli properties right now," said independent producer David Himmelfarb, who has an exclusive deal with ABC Studios, the television production arm of The Walt Disney Company. "It's almost like a farm team for Hollywood, is what it's becoming," he said, referring to the Israeli television industry.

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One more incentive for peace: A Rami Kashou studio in Ramallah

By Ami Eden · March 14, 2008

Rami Kashou, the Ramallah-born fashion designer who finished a close second on Season 4 of Bravo's Project Runway, plays the checkpoint card in a Q & A with Jewcy.

What about [opening a studio] in your home country?

I'd love to open up in more than one country, but with checkpoints in the Middle East, it could be hard. But it would be nice to have my work in different countries, to make it more accessible.

Here's a Project Runway montage of Kashou...

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An old newspaper and a new TV channel explore the Jewish-Rastafarian connection

By Ami Eden · March 14, 2008

The Forward has hooked up with The Jewish Channel to produce three shows: a round table featuring the paper's staffers, an interview show with J.J. Goldberg and a movie-themed program with arts & culture editor Alana Newhouse.

In one recent segment on Newhouse's show, she and the TJC crew looked at the Jewish-Rastafarian documentary Awake Zion.

http://tjctv.com/blogs/are-dreadlocks-the-new-peyos/

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Send in your videos (but only if you married out)

By Ami Eden · March 14, 2008

InterfaithFamily.com is holding its first-ever video contest...

We are looking for all types of videos, including but not limited to: wedding videos demonstrating interesting, engaging, interfaith wedding ceremonies; humorous videos dealing with interfaith issues regarding life-cycle events, holidays, and everyday life; interviews with people involved in interfaith relationships and how they are dealing with the issues they face; conflict resolution; cartoons; parodies (in good taste); and music videos. InterfaithFamily.com reserves the right in its sole discretion to decide which videos to upload to its website, and not to upload any video that does not meet these criteria or that we deem unsuitable.

(All types of videos?)