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'Normal idiots'; German director breaks taboo by portraying Jews
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Dani Levy started out in show business in his native Switzerland as a clown and an acrobat. While perfecting the pratfall, he also learned the fine art of pricking sacred cows.
In Berlin, where Levi moved in the early '80s to advance his theater career, few subjects are more taboo than Jews. Levy also has a personal stake in the matter, since his mother and grandfather fled Berlin in 1939.
"The Jewish image in public discussion, political discussion and on-screen was idealistica...
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SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING NEW; FOUNDED IN 1855, LEVY'S RENEWS ITS LOOK -- AND ITS MERCHANDISE MIX -- FOR THE 21ST CENTURY.(Brief Article)
Daily News Record
; NASHVILLE -- For Levy's, success boils down to a blending of the old and the new. With a pedigree that dates back to 1855, the Nashville-based men's and women's specialty store is run today by David Levy, president, who represents the fifth generation of the founding family. Although Levy has a
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LEVY ON LEVEL BILLS LIVE WITH BASICS
The Boston Globe
; CINCINNATI - Marv Levy gives The Speech every year. Nothing profound. Just some basics. "I have a set of rules," he tells his players. "Nothing elaborate. Just basic things. But if you don't like any of them, come see me. I'll listen. I might even change them." The Speech is not meant to be
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Always in the running Levy typical Boston runner
Concord Monitor
; Dr. Paul Levy will be running in his 12th marathon tomorrow when he takes off at noon with about 19,000 other runners in the 108th Boston Marathon. At least Levy thinks the 26 miles, 385 yards from Hopkinton, Mass. to Boston will be his 12th marathon. "I ran my first one in New York in 1978, but
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Eugene Levy steals stardom one scene at a time.(Suburban Living)
Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
; Byline: Dann Gire Daily Herald Film Critic Eugene Levy points to a poster of his new comedy The Man. There, he says, indicating Samuel L. Jackson's face, captured in a blood-freezing scowl of contempt. The first time I did it, that's the expression I got right there, Levy says. My heart is just
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Levy's making the long road back
Jerusalem Post
; 00-00-0000 Headline: Levy's making the long road back Byline: FRANKIE SACHS Edition; Daily Section: Sports Page: 15 Friday, October 4, 2002 -- It was only a year and a half ago that Harel Levy was climbing toward the top of the tennis world. At the age of 22, Levy was ranked 30 in the world and
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