Word: segaller
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...District of Columbia, which has sometimes reversed Sirica rulings, contends that "Sirica became enraged not because he believed he was being lied to personally, but because he thought the court was being lied to. He has humility, which is not a universal virtue among judges." Former A.B.A. President Bernard Segal calls Sirica "a shining light. He's shown firmness, understanding and great integrity." Declares a former partner of Sirica's in the Washington law firm of Hogan & Hartson: "He was the worst judge the Administration could have had on this case. He's a deep-dyed Republican who is genuinely...
Jerry Lewis has taken to its pulpit to deliver a sermon on what it means to him to be a Jew. Walter Matthau has charmed his fellow congregants with a rendition of Sholom Aleichem stories. Love Story Author Erich Segal read a poem on forgiveness for Yom Kippur. The site of all this star-powered piety? One of Hollywood's newest in-spots, the Synagogue for the Performing Arts...
...seat house of worship has been virtually S.R.O. for its monthly services ever since. "They attend with enthusiasm on a monthly basis," says Cutler. "I want to keep it that way." Almost all the synagogue's members are connected with show business. Members-besides Matthau, Lewis and Segal-include Marty Allen, Jack Benny, Milton Berle, Sammy Davis Jr., Monty Hall, Jan Murray and Joan Rivers. Others are unemployed actors or struggling writers...
...their fantasy, the tales thrive on very real love, hate, envy, greed, murder and even cannibalism. As Translator Segal notes, nowhere in all the Grimm fairy tales can one find a single fairy. The term seems to have been popularized in England about the time when the Grimm stories were being translated and prettified for children. Take Snow White, for example: in most bowdlerized versions, the wicked stepmother orders the huntsman to bring back Snow White's heart. In the original folk story, it is her lungs and liver that the bad lady wants-so that...
...order to pack the richness of these tales into his illustrations, Sendak spent years soaking himself in myth and lore. He studied German and traveled to the mountains and forests where German children hear the originals. During this time, Sendak and Segal winnowed their favorite stories from the original 210. "By the time I was ready to draw," says Sendak, "I felt that the stories were my own." Indeed, he even put his German shepherd Erda into Hansel and Gretel...