Circumcise Me

Circumcise Me is a 2008 film about the American-born Israeli comedian Yisrael Campbell.[1]

It was produced by Matthew Kalman, foreign news correspondent in Jerusalem for USA Today, Canada's Globe & Mail and other newspapers, and David Blumenfeld, an Israel-based photographer who has photographed for Time, Newsweek and other publications.[1]

The film, originally screened under the title It's Not in Heaven: The Comedy of Yisrael Campbell,[2] is about a Catholic convert to Judaism who has become a stand-up comedy star in Israel. Campbell's routine riffs on the fact that he converted to Judaism three times, once Reform, once Conservative and once Orthodox.[3]

The Economist calls the film "hilarious and moving".[4]

The film has been screened in Toronto and Jerusalem, and is scheduled to be released in the United States autumn 2008.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "JPost". Fr.jpost.com. Retrieved November 10, 2013.
  2. ↑ Susan Walker (May 2, 2008). "A barrel of laughs with serious notes". Toronto Star. Retrieved November 10, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Jewish comedy not just a punchline", Michael Posner, Globe and Mail, May 2, 2008
  4. ↑ "Belonging in Israel". The Economist. April 24, 2008. Retrieved February 2, 2014.

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