en_il-hotdailynews: 2014-12-02 Israel Entertainment

York set to benefit from Unesco City of Media Arts win
Yorkshire Post
YORK'S vibrant digital arts scene has helped the city join the likes of Sapparo in Japan and Lyon in France to be recognised as a City of Media Arts by Unesco. From light artists to computer game designers, those in the city's thriving media arts industry are set ...

Bulgarian capital Sofia joins UNESCO 'Creative Cities Network'   The Sofia Globe
Tel Aviv designated UNESCO creative city for media arts   Jerusalem Post
Tel Aviv: UNESCO's newest creative city for media arts   i24news
The Times of Israel
Arutz Sheva
RTT News
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Shalom Life

New 'Anne Frank App' to Connect Young Generation to the Infamous Diarist
Shalom Life
While The Diary of Anne Frank (or Diary of a Young Girl) has become synonymous with the writings spawned during the Holocaust, there is an entire generation of youngsters out there who have yet to read the infamous diary, or learn about Frank's struggles ...

Anne Frank? There's An App for That   Jewish Daily Forward (blog)
Anne Frank goes digital: Publisher launches Dutch-language app of her diary   i24news
The Diary of Anne Frank: There's an App for That   TIME
Haaretz
The Times of Israel
Arutz Sheva
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Times of India

Hugh Jackman pays tribute to Phillip Hughes on Broadway
Times of India
Actor Hugh Jackman paid a moving tribute to cricketer Phillip Hughes by putting his bat out at his Broadway show of 'The River'. The Australian actor posted an image of a bat propped up on the empty stage before the performance. READ: Hugh Jackman ...

Jackman remembers Hughes on Broadway   The Australian (blog)
(Image) Hugh Jackman honours deceased Australia batsman Phillip Hughes on ...   fanatix

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Variety

'Next to Her' wins Special Jury Prize at Tokyo Filmex
Jerusalem Post
Asaf Korman's Next to Her won the Special Jury Prize at the Tokyo Filmex Festival, it was announced on November 30. The movie, which tells the story of two sisters, one of whom is severely disabled, stars and was written by the director's wife, Liron ...

“Crocodile” snaps up top prize at Tokyo Filmex   PanARMENIAN.Net
Crocodile wins Tokyo Filmex Grand Prize   Film Business Asia
Crocodile takes top prize at Filmex   Screen International
The Tokyo Reporter
Boston Herald
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Haaretz

Holocaust survivor reunites with Polish woman who saved her
Haaretz
Helena Weglowski's family hid Mira Wexler, her mother and her brother from the Nazis during the darkest days of the Holocaust. By Haaretz | Dec. 2, 2014 | 3:01 AM. submit to reddit. Holocaust. Mira Wexler and Helena Weglowska, second and third from right, ...

Holocaust survivor reunites with rescuer in NYC   MyFox Atlanta

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Al-Shorfa

Lebanon loses music legend Sabah
Al-Shorfa
Lebanese singer Sabah poses for a picture at the studios of Future TV satellite station in Beirut in January 2002. [Ramzi Haidar/AFP]. + COMMENT NOW. Print this article; EMAIL; increase decrease. Lebanon and the Arab world bade farewell on Wednesday ...

Beirut celebrates life of Lebanese diva Sabah   i24news
Lebanese legend Sabah remembered   The Daily Star

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RTT News

Roseanne Barr Tweet 'Joke' About Bill Cosby Taken Down
RTT News
In the wake of recent rape allegations against Cosby, some decades old and others recent, Barr posted a bloody photo of her face on Twitter with the caption, "Got in a tussle w bill cosby. U shoyld see that mfer." Barr quickly deleted the tweet and the photo ...

Roseanne Barr: I Was Raised by Orthodox Lithuanian Jewish Cult   Jewish Business News
Roseanne Barr: 25 things you don't know about me   Boston Herald

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Westerbork Holocaust memorial to get WWII-era transport carts
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
(JTA) – The Westerbork Holocaust memorial museum in the Netherlands bought two World War II-era cargo carts in Germany for its permanent display. The carts are due to arrive at the Memorial Center Camp Westerbork this week, the Dutch public ...

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