Museum of Tolerance

Architects Mutiny On Jerusalem Museum Of Tolerance

Posted 12.04.2011

Read More: Tel Aviv, Islam, Museum Architecture, Jerusalem, Simon Wiesenthal, Frank Gehry, Muslim Cemetery, Architecture of Museums, Chyutin Architects, Simon Wiesenthal Center, Architecture, Grave Site, Museum of Tolerance, Israel, Muslim, Museum, Arts News

The Simon Wiesenthal Center's new Museum of Tolerance building in Jerusalem has hit yet another snag in its impending construction, this time with its...

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Anna Almendrala

VIDEO: Inner-City Students React To 'A Better Life'

HuffingtonPost.com | Anna Almendrala | Posted 08.15.2011

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"A Better Life," directed by Chris Weitz, chronicles the struggles of an undocumented landscaper in Los Angeles trying to protect his teen son from ga...

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PHOTOS: Chris Weitz & Lime Orchard Present 'A Better Life'

The Huffington Post | Lucy Blodgett | Posted 02.02.2012

Read More: Gertz-Ressler High School, Director Chris Weitz, Homeboy Industries, Willow Bay, A Better Life Film, Museum of Tolerance, LA Events, Stacey Lubliner, Arianna Huffington, Lupita Tovar, Demain Bechir, Antonio Villaraigosia, Lu Parker, Chris Weitz, Jami Gertz, Lime Orchard Productions, Los Angeles News

"I’ve lived in Los Angeles for twenty years, and I feel like I’ve never really known it," said Academy Award nominated Chris Weitz, at the screeni...

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Digging Up Muslim Graves

Kamran Pasha | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Islamophobia, Ground Zero Mosque, Islam, Museum of Tolerance, Rumi, park51, Sufism, Prophet Mohammed, Religion News
Kamran Pasha

I buried my father a few days ago in a Muslim cemetery outside of Phoenix, Arizona. He passed away unexpectedly in his sleep in the last few days of ...

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Afghan Women On International Women's Day

Deborah Calla | Posted 11.17.2011

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Deborah Calla

A number of Hollywood unions and guilds have organized a night of dramatic readings of blogs and poems written by Afghan Women living in Afghanistan.

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'Inglourious Basterds' Praised By Jewish Community

Jewish Journal | Danielle Berrin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Before it was released, "Inglourious Basterds" generated an uncommon amount of buzz for its daring as a Jewish revenge fantasy. Now, nearly six months...

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Frank Gehry Pulls Out Of Jerusalem's Museum Of Tolerance

Tablet | Michael Wise | Posted 05.25.2011

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After years of protests and an unsuccessful legal challenge, architect Frank Gehry has pulled out of a project to build a Jerusalem counterpart to the...

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