Get the best Jewish events delivered to your inbox every Thursday with JewishBoston This Week. I want to make this time the crowning glory of my artistic and familial contributions.. Comfortably Numb. After breaking . (New York Jewish Week via JTA) Mark St. Germains play Becoming Dr. Ruth a one-woman show about famed sex therapist and radio personality Ruth K. Westheimer has been performed regularly since he wrote a version in 2012. What's that other name of yours? Photo: Feinstein's at the Nikko. The production will embark on tour in September, starting Providence, R.I., before continuing to more than 30 North American cities Tovah Feldshuh is a six-time Emmy and Tony Award-nominee and has been awarded three honorary Doctorates of Humane Letters. About Tovah Feldshuh. ZOA Pittsburgh is now accepting applications for its Scholarship to Israel Program from junior or senior high school students in September, 2023 and are participating in a qualified, structured, study [], In Israel Literature as a Window to Israel Society, Rabbi Danny Schiff will facilitate an encounter with Israeli society through the pens of Israels leading writers, discovering voices that are [], Join Rabbi Mark Asher Goodman in learning Masechet Rosh Hashanah, a tractate of the Talmud about the many new years that fill out the Jewish calendar at Congregation Beth Shalom's [], Join Temple Sinai for a weekly Talmud class with Rabbi Daniel Fellman. Discount Ticket Programs. Michele . Be Temple Sinai's guest for Havdalah and Celebration Concert: Hatov vHameitivA Gathering of Goodness in Harmony a celebratory concert directed by and featuring Cantor David Reinwald, clergy [], In honor of Rabbi Daniel Fellman and Cantor David Reinwalds installation, Temple Sinai presents a community Tikkun Olam program on food insecurity. [20], For her charity work, she is the recipient of the Eleanor Roosevelt Humanities Award, Hadassah's Myrtle Wreath, and the Israel Peace Medal. Hudson River Blues. Email her at judy@jewishboston.com. This baklava will make a beautiful addition to your Purim seudah, and its wonderful at any time of year. Bruce Glikas. TOVAH FELDSHUHis a six-time Emmy & Tony nominee and has been awarded three honorary Doctorates of Humane Letters. We found tickets for all remaining performances. A federal jury said yes. , in which she originated the role of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Women are invited to bake Challah-tashen filled with caramelized onion, roasted garlic, or chocolate ganache at Chabad of Squirrel Hill's Loaves of Love. All classes meet online. At 17, she arrived in Palestine, where she trained as a sniper in the Haganah, the Zionist military organization that fought for Israeli independence. In March 2015, Feldshuh made her debut in a starring role on AMC's highly rated The Walking Dead. Are you looking for an informal, inviting way to teach your little ones [], Save the date for Hillel JUC Campus Superstar 2023 honoring University of Pittsburgh Chancellor Patrick Gallagher. Last fall, she co-starred with Anne Hathaway and Anthony Hopkins in James Grays big-screen drama Armageddon Time. Shell also be seen in the forthcoming Amazon Prime Video series Harlan Cobens Shelter, based on the 2011 young adult novel of the same name. Reports from synagogues suggested that the pews were crowded on Shabbat with Jews who said they would not be deterred by hate. How do you want to be remembered? And she said: I want them to know Im funny. So I hope when I do the show, it will be funny as well as monumentally important in terms of the legal system of the U.S.. My father, who was very clear about his unconditional love, applauded, and my mother only said very nice with her arms folded across her chest., By the end of college, she changed her name from her given oneTerri Sueto her Hebrew name, Tovah. Feldshuh noted that her mother, born before women's suffrage, lived through the roaring '20s, the Great Depression, World War . No Hebrew knowledge is needed. Gather with other teen girls to bake desserts for Squirrel Hill's Giving Kitchen at Chabad of Squirrel Hill's Teen Cooking Club. TOVAH FELDSHUH is a six-time Emmy & Tony nominee and has been awarded three honorary Doctorates of Humane Letters. Her incredible artistry has enriched productions in a multitude of genres, from dramas to comedies, from Shakespearean classics to a highly-rated TV series based on comic books,as well as inspiring shows like, as well as the critically acclaimed and immensely popular, Tovah honored with 2016 Creativity Award by, LILYVILLE: Mother, Daughter, and Other Roles Ive Played. She told me, We didnt come to this country to call yourself Tovah. [4], Feldshuh appeared on the stage under the name "Terri Fairchild" before deciding to incorporate her Hebrew name and her original surname as her professional name, Tovah Feldshuh. She had appeared off-Broadway in this play in September 2008. When the new cast came in, box office receipts which had been spotty . Tovah Feldshuh, Broadway and popular television star, will bring her cabaret act to St. Louis. Lilyville is a life, a state of mind and, as Feldshuh points out, a metaphor for grit and resilience. While Westheimer is best known for her groundbreaking sex advice on radio and television, the play touches on her early life and rise to prominence. by Mark St. Germain which she first played under the baton of Artistic Director David Ellenstein at North Coast Rep as a streamed performance for subscribers. [21][22], When doing research for her role as Irene Gut Opdyke in the play Irena's Vow, Feldshuh traveled to Borshchiv, Ukraine, and discovered that her own ancestor, Moishe Feldshuh, had lived there in the early 20th century. Despite Lilys opposition to her daughter becoming an actor, Feldshuh recalled that Lily fostered her love of theater in many ways. Kilimanjaro, or going on the Trans-Siberian railroad, or tracking lemurs in Madagascar these things are very exciting to me. Acclaimed actress Tovah Feldshuh chatted about starring in "Funny Girl" on Broadway this September. Born in Germany in 1928, she was sent to Switzerland, As for Feldshuh, shes is no stranger to playing powerful Jewish women. But this book belongs to Lily even as Tovah plays iconic Jewish women, including Prime Minister Golda Meir, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and now Dr. Ruth Westheimer. At this stage of my career, to get such an abundance of offers that are interesting and to still be operating on all eight cylinders Im so, so grateful. Oscar Isaac and Rachel Brosnahan are reviving it. From 2015 to 2019, Feldshuh had a recurring role on the musical comedy Crazy Ex-Girlfriend as Naomi Bunch, the image-conscious and hypercritical mother of the show's main character, Rebecca Bunch, played by Rachel Bloom. But its unlikely any other actor in the role has done as much homework and character study as Tovah Feldshuh, who is starring as Dr. Ruth in the off-Broadway production now underway at the, Feldshuh a longtime friend of Westheimers and a powerhouse in her own right met with her every Wednesday to prepare for the role, usually at, While Westheimer is best known for her groundbreaking sex advice on radio and television, the play touches on her early life and rise to prominence. Tovah Feldshuh. In 1976, she also had a supporting role in Ryan's Hope, and in the following year, she played Katharine Hepburn in The Amazing Howard Hughes. Tovah Feldshuh is a six-time Emmy and Tony Award-nominee and has been awarded three honorary Doctorates of Humane Letters. She has been a Broadway star for more than four decades, earning four Tony Award nominations. I met the Supreme Court justice four times and I asked her: Madam Justice, Im going to be your voice out in the theatrical universe. [10], She returned to Broadway in the Dan Gordon play Irena's Vow in March 2009. But to her, it's not just those three things it's so much more. Was this Ohio magistrate fired for being Jewish? All of these words are used to describe someone who is the best at what they do. [], Join Temple Sinai for a special Shabbat dinner to begin a celebration in honor of the installation of Rabbi Daniel Fellman and Cantor David Reinwald. GOLDA'S BALCONY, THE FILM madeits Hamptons' Debut at the Opening Night of the WESTHAMPTON JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL on JUNE 29th. It is also the title of her fabulous new memoir, Lilyville: Mother, Daughter, and Other Roles Ive Played. The book is an affecting, voice-driven chronicle of Feldshuhs evolving relationship with her strong, inimitable mother, Lillian Kaplan Feldshuh. Being Jewish defines her, and it's simply everything. By submitting the above I agree to the privacy policy and terms of use of JTA.org. [2] Her brother David Feldshuh is the Pulitzer Prize-nominated playwright of Miss Evers' Boys. As the pandemic subsided in 2021, she completed filming "Scenes from a Marriage" for HBO playing Oscar Isaacs mother, Miryam. She explained to Variety she was inspired after the 2014 death of her mother at age 103, and her own athletic role in Pippin, in which she had to swing on a trapeze. She didnt hurt me, she just gently would say Remember who you are. Well, this is the way to give that gift, ldor vdor, from generation to generation, to other Feldshuhs, to other Levys, and hopefully more than that, to all children of all parents.. She is a playwright, concert artist, and author. The space will be open to anyone who seeks to []. If, God forbid, Andy precedes me in getting ill and beginning his death process, whenever that happens, Feldshuh said, I am incredibly equipped to take care of him because I watched my mother and how she was a gladiator to keep my father alive., Lilyville will thrill fans of Feldshuh with anecdotes about her iconic performances, from Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir in Goldas Balcony and trapeze-flying grandmother Berthe in Pippin to controlling Jewish mother Naomi Bunch in Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.. Hopefully Ill have four acts, but Im in the third act of my life, she said. Her memoir, Asylum: A Memoir of Family Secrets, is out now. The Corruptor. [11] In 2012, Feldshuh performed as Mama Rose in a revival of Gypsy. Led by a certified yoga teacher, Yoga class at Temple Sinai is welcome to all levels. In addition to getting behind-the-scenes glimpses of Broadway theaters and Hollywood sets, readers will realize how much Lily Feldshuhs influence shines through in her daughters portrayal of strong women, Jewish and non-Jewish. However, the name stuck after a boyfriend, who was not Jewish, found great beauty in the name and didnt have the Jewish bias of it not being too Jewish. September 15, 2022 1:00pm. Suspect also made references to several right-wing conspiracy theories, including the QAnon movement and the belief that President Joe Biden was not lawfully elected. Feldshuh took meticulous care of Lily in the last act of her mothers life. Feldshuh almost passed up one of her more famous roles playing Golda Meir, which she initially saw as another Jewish mother role. Feldshuh married New York attorney Andrew Harris Levy in 1977. Feldshuh was quick to acknowledge that shes enjoying a bit of a professional renaissance, one shes determined not to take for granted. Tovah Feldshuh is an icon known for her starring roles as Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir in Golda's Balcony (the longest-running one-person show in Broadway history), Irena Gut in Irena's Vow, and the title role in Yentl; her performances in Broadway productions like, Cyrano, Lend Me a Tenor, Pippin, and many others; and her television roles . I give it my understanding of the Jewish inflection. For more information and future screenings, please visit, Tovah Commemorates the Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz, Tovah appears alongside Anne Hathaway and Anthony Hopkins in, "There are words invented to describe people like. From Broadway to Cabaret, which was followed by Tovah: Out of Her Mind! After being prevented from leaving for several hours, the prime ministers wife was extracted at about 11 p.m. Trumps ambassador to Israel criticizes its governments plans for judicial reform, Planned Day of Hate against Jews passes by with packed synagogues and no violence. Legendary sex therapist, psychologist, media personality, radio host, teacher, best-selling author, producer and total inspiration Dr. Ruth Westheimer is headed to Bay Street Theater for the opening of Mark St. Germain's play Becoming Dr. Ruth, starring the four-time Tony-nominated actress Tovah Feldshuh.. Westheimers apartment in Washington Heights. A Walk on the Moon. As Tovah matures, she and Lily begin to strengthen their bond. More 'famous' because of her flaming hair color in that period. This was the 1950s. Get into the Purim spirit with Chabad of Squirrel Hill with Kids in the Kitchen.. Make festive hamantashen to take home and share. 1700 Beechwood Blvd. All rights reserved. chabadpgh.com. As for Lilys appraisal of the play and Feldshuhs performance, she said: I rate your parts by how you look. Golda then boomerangs into that caustic experience and her memory. Sara Netanyahu freed by police after protesters trap her in hair salon. Terri Sue "Tovah" Feldshuh (born December 27, 1948) is an American actress, singer, and playwright. ", Moment Magazine hostedits annual Gala & Awards Dinner and Tovah was honored with the 2016 Creativity Award. McCarthyism was rampant, and the Rosenbergs were executed. 3:30 p.m. 1700 Beechwood Blvd. Bruce Glikas. Westheimer later moved to Paris to study at the Sorbonne and arrived in New York in 1956. Broadway has been dark for over a year, but Tovah Feldshuh keeps busy. The Emmy- and Tony-nominated actor stars as Mrs. Rosie Brice, the endearing mother of vaudeville legend Fanny Brice(played by Lea Michele),in the much-buzzed-about revival of Funny Girl. While Funny Girl celebrates Jewish identity and culture, the character of Rosie Brice has, until now, rarely been portrayed on Broadway by a Jewish actor. Tovah Feldshuh, in 'Becoming Dr. Ruth,' at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in NYC, on December 8, 2021. I made up little songs and characters and eventually toured my show to the living room. Registration is now open for Melton Core 1: Rhythms and Purposes of Jewish Living. I worked for Jimmy Carter at the White House. In 20152016, she played the role of Deanna Monroe on AMC's television adaptation of The Walking Dead. An appeal from the Jewish Ministers Cantors Association of Pittsburgh. Its a Jewish story, and in the world of Kanyeand Kyrie [Irving], its very important that were telling a Jewish story, and standing up for some sense of truth about my particular religion and my particular ethnic background, of which I am very, very proud.. ( 93 ) $14.99. 1 p.m. $10. But its unlikely any other actor in the role has done as much homework and character study as Tovah Feldshuh, who is starring as Dr. Ruth in the off-Broadway production now underway at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in Lower Manhattan. Incomparable. She originated the role of Yentl on Broadway in 1975, and she also, Becoming Dr. Ruth opened last Thursday and, COVID permitting, will close on January 2, 2022. Feldshuh recently spoke to JewishBoston about her 50-year acting career, her Scarsdale childhood and her greatest role of all as Lilys daughter. The four-time Tony nominee and star of Broadway productions like Yentl, Goldas Balcony and Irenas Vow adds the role of author to her resume with the release of her memoir, Lilyville: Mother, Daughter, and Other Roles Ive Played. The book tells the story of her life through the evolution of her relationship with her mother, Lillian Kaplan Feldshuh, who died in 2014. Broadway's current revival of Funny Girl gets a pair of new stars September 6, with Lea Michele taking over as Fanny Brice and Tovah Feldshuh as Mrs. Brice. But offstage, Tovah struggled to fulfill the one role she never auditioned for: Lily Feldshuh's only daughter. Police, security agencies advise Jews to be on alert ahead of planned National Day of Hate on Shabbat, Neo-Nazis rally outside Broadway preview of Parade, about an antisemitic murder. After a . produced by Matt Damon and directed by Joel Gretsch. Its all about ldor vdorfrom generation to generationas we hand down the crucial values of the Jewish religion and its ethos.. Additionally, for her theatre work, she has won four Drama Desks, four Outer Critics Circle Awards, three Dramalogues, the Obie, the Theatre World, and the Helen Hayes and Lucille Lortel Awards for Best Actress. $15. "I Guess That's Why They Call It a Shpiel" is a comical retelling of the Purim story in the musical style of legendary singer, pianist, [], Join Chabad of Squirrel Hill and celebrate Purim with a grand Purim Party featuring a stilt walker show! In her high-school years, she was a student at the National Music Camp (later named the Interlochen Arts Camp) as a star in their drama class. There will also be a Megillah reading, delicious dinner and prizes for [], Join Chabad of the South Hills for Purim at the Circus. The two actors succeeded Jane Lynch and Beanie Feldstein, who respectively played Rosie and Fanny Brice in the revival when it premiered last April. Lillian Kaplan was born in 1911 on a dining room table in the Bronx. 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Life in the the-a-ter is coming to a close for the company of " Funny Girl .". The pair have received stellarreviews for their performances, and are featured on the productions new cast album. Yentl, Cyrano, Rodgers & Hart, Dreyfus in Rehearsal, Sarava!, Lend Me a Tenor, Golda's Balcony, Irena's Vow, and the show-stopping, trapeze-swinging Berthe in Pippin. Lea Michele, Tovah Feldshuh Courtesy Production. If I can do this, you can do it, too.. Lea Michele's run as Fanny Brice in "Funny Girl" on Broadway will come to an end as the show is set to close. And amid what appears to be a troubling surge in antisemitism across the U.S. which has included Kanye West and other public figures making disparaging remarks about Jewish people Feldshuhs landing the part feels even more significant to her. Fifty years after making her Broadway debut, Tovah Feldshuh is literally kicking up her heels in one of the Great White Way's hottest . At 65, she has an unforgiving itinerary. She was raised in Scarsdale, New York, in Westchester County, and graduated from Sarah Lawrence College. A Will of Their Own. Do you want them to get the Shabbat feeling? She said of her name changes: "I fell in love with a Christian boy, Michael Fairchild, who didn't want to kiss a Terri Sue. Sophie Panzer writes for the Jewish Exponent, an affiliated publication. "[16], Chelsea on the Edge: The Adventures of an American Theater, Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series, Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture Comedy or Musical, "Capitalizing on the triumph of "Schindler's List" at last", "Feldshuh to Return to Broadway in March in, "Tovah Feldshuh in Gypsy | Bristol Riverside Theatre", "Welcome to Tovah Feldshuh's Official Site! The movie is taken from a live performance of "Golda's Balcony" filmed 2003, which had . Her performances began Tuesday, September 6, 2022 at Broadways August Wilson Theatre (245 West 52nd Street). She finally gets her big break on Broadway in Yentl, a play about a woman in an Orthodox shtetl who disguises herself as a man in order to study in a yeshiva. In 2012, she appeared as Mossad agent Rivka in the Covert Affairs episode "Wishful Beginnings". She preferred to show her love by trying to improve her daughter through criticism. Tovah Feldshuh (Terri Sue Feldshuh) was born on 27 December, 1952 in New York City, U.S., is an American actress, singer and playwright. In the new 10-part Zoom course, "Sacks To Heal A Fractured World" Rabbi Danny Schiff will explore To Heal a Fractured World, Rabbi Jonathan Sacks book on the nature of []. She has also received two Emmy Award nominations for Holocaust and Law & Order, and appeared in such films as A Walk on the Moon . She appeared in the titular role in Yentl both off-Broadway at the Chelsea Theater Center and later on Broadway. Facilitated by group therapist Cortney Seltman, there will be snacks, tea, support, a babysitter, and [], Do your kids like to sing and dance? 5 min read. Opening reception on Monday March 27 at 6 [], Join Rodef Shalom Congregation Librarian Sam Siskind for wine, cheese, and a discussion of the novel How to Find Your Way in the Dark, winner of the 2022 Association of [], What happens if you mix corn starch and water? Courtesy of Julia Gaggia. 6:30 p.m. [], Participate in weekly gentle yoga with a skilled and caring yoga instructor experienced in trauma-informed care. Shes the wife of New York attorney, Andrew Harris Levy, the mother of Brandon, married to Jami, and Amanda, married to Joel, and the grandmother of Rafael Levi, Sidney Mei, Camille Willa, and Amelia Kirk. The National Foundation for Jewish Culture honored her with the 2002 Jewish Image Award and the Performing Arts award in 2006. Feldshuh, who has appeared in the television series Law & Order, The Walking Dead and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, writes that while her mother provided her children with a stable upbringing and shepherded them to their school events and social activities, she was not an affectionate parent. 1 . The titular Lily was born on a dining room table in the Bronx to Russian and British Jewish immigrant parents in 1911. In addition to Michele, "Funny Girl" stars Ramin Karimloo, Jared Grimes and Tovah Feldshuh. In Judaism, we not only love our children, we name them after our honored dead, she said. Youre not going to a trade school, snapped Lily. To see the world until I leave my own body. In 2014, she starred in Gypsy at the Bristol Riverside Theatre as Mama Rose. Enjoy games, prizes, food, and more to put the fun in Purim! She's thrilled to bring to New York Becoming Dr. Ruth by Mark St. Germain which she first played under the baton of Artistic Director David Ellenstein at North Coast Rep as a streamed performance for subscribers. Theater veteran Tovah Feldshuh has performed in 10 Broadway shows over the last five decades, garnering acclaim and Tony Awards love for "Yentl" and "Golda's Balcony . SEPTEMBER 13-15th 2019 in Dr. David Feldshuh's DANCING WITH GIANTSat the Elaine Wolf Theatre at the JCC Mizel Arts & Culture Center in Denver, Colorado. The woman who never told her daughter she loved her was suddenly affectionate. In a recent Zoom conversation with The Jewish Week, Tovah Feldshuh and Ruth Westheimer dish on the one-woman show, "Becoming Dr. Ruth," now playing off-Broadway. 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