culture center. but there s more to be done. because the medium is a curl t cultural mirror, it needs to reflect all of our experiences. these shows are the elixer that we need. the jokes disarm you, and then you can see the human behind the humor. jerusalem is the universal city, the chosen city, the holy city. that s its blessing, but it also gives it its danger and its ugliness too, because it means that people believe that they must possess it absolutely. the palestinian/israeli conflict that we are