Entertainment & Arts
Playwright Israel Horovitz thinks Los Angeles is a wonderful place to work out a new play.
May 13, 1990
Though they’ve barely met, director Hope Alexander-Willis and playwright Israel Horovitz make a good team.
Oct. 4, 1998
World & Nation
When Ariel Sharon held talks with Mahmoud Abbas earlier this month in Jerusalem, the session was described in many reports, for linguistic convenience, as a first meeting between the Israeli prime minister and his new Palestinian “counterpart.”
May 25, 2003
In ‘My Old Lady,’ Israel Horovitz tells a familiar story about family secrets. The big difference? Well, it’s set in Paris.
Jan. 7, 2002
Actor Joseph Ruskin can sum up his most recent theatrical alter ego, Jacob Brackish, in five words: “He’s a cantankerous old Yankee.”
May 1, 2008
Television
Comfort is going to be hard to come by today, but if there’s one thing we’ll take away from the wall-to-wall documentaries and news reports on television, it’s that others feel as bewildered, hurt and uncertain as we do.
Sept. 11, 2002
Pity the child for whom home is not a place of sanctuary and repose, but a battle zone where ignorant armies clash.
May 7, 1998
“Please come home,” implores a German chancellor trying to erase the shame of the Holocaust with an offer of citizenship and jobs for 6 million Jews.
May 11, 2000
Movies
Veteran playwright Israel Horovitz believes no actor is capable of doing it all.
Aug. 29, 2014
Retired music appreciation teacher Jacob Brackish may be passionate about his favorite classical works, but they also scare him silly.
Sept. 1, 1995