Here's the Times piece on the Caryl Churchill play, Seven Jewish Children. And here's the press release for the event at the Brecht Forum:
Monday, March 16, 2009
8 PM
An Evening in Memory of Rachel Corrie and the People of Gaza: The First NYC reading of Caryl Churchill's Seven Jewish Children
On March 16, the 6th anniversary of Rachel Corrie's death, Theaters Against War and Rachel's Words invite you to the first New York reading of Seven Jewish Children, a new play by Caryl Churchill
written as a response to the situation in Gaza in January 2009. The
evening will also include readings from Rachel Corrie's writings and
video from Gaza (January 2009).
Performers include Kathleen Chalfant, Brian Jones, Daren Kelly, Ellen McLaughlin, Una Aya Osato & Brian Pickett
Good way to increase the antisemitism bubbling in NYC. Corrie's accidental suicide certainly elevated her meaningless life as a monmument to darwinism at work.
However, it did allow rickman, the perfect snape, to show his hatred.
Tribeca Film Festival has recently announced that "Rachel" directed by Simone Bitton and "Salt of this Sea" directed by Annemari Jacir will be in its lineup. The following info is from this website:
Mar 11, 2009 … Rachel. Directed by Simone Bitton (France, Belgium) … The 2009 Tribeca Film Festival is officially announced! …
http://www.tribecafilm.com/festival/features/TFF_09_Showcase.html – 61k
The 2009 Tribeca Film Festival will take place from April 22 to May 3, 2009 in lower Manhattan and will feature not only film screenings, but also an array of free community events designed to share the Festival experience with as many New Yorkers and visitors as possible.
SHOWCASE
A snapshot of global cinema already making impressions on international audiences and representing a diverse range of compelling stories and filmmaking styles – from an unlimited-access peek at the peculiarities of French film stars, to a unique window into the imaginary world of a blind Vietnamese-Canadian boy, to a beautifully minimalistic Chinese triangular tale – this wonderful collection of world-cinema jewels provides a fresh panorama of personal stories from all around the world.
• Rachel, directed by Simone Bitton. (France, Belgium) – North American Premiere, Documentary. An insightful and provocative exploration into the complexities of political solidarity, Rachel is the story of Rachel Corrie, a 22-year-old American member of the International Solidarity Movement, who died trying to prevent an Israeli army bulldozer from destroying Palestinian homes in the Gaza Strip in 2003. Director Simone Bitton interweaves excerpts from Corrie’s diary with interviews with activists and Israeli army personnel. In English, Arabic, Hebrew with English subtitles.
• Salt of this Sea (Milh hadha al-bahr), directed and written by Annemarie Jacir. (Palestine) – New York Premiere, Narrative. Brooklyn-raised Soraya (spoken-word artist Suheir Hammad) travels to Palestine to retrieve her grandfather’s savings, frozen in a Jaffa bank account after his 1948 exile. Frustrated by unwieldy official policies, she sets out with friend/love interest Emad on a road trip for poetic justice into Israel—after which there is no return. In English, Arabic with English subtitles.
yeah, that's the ticket berel, "anti-semitism". LOL
Berel's idiotic accounting of the tragic murder of Rachel Corrie is nonsense. The people who forced the closing of the play in 2005 are afraid that the truth about what is really happening in Gaza and The West Bank will reach mainstream America. The lies these groups spew reinforces the anti-arab sentiment so rampant today. It's about time that the truth be told!