I discovered a documentary on Kanopy that aired in 1982 called Family Business, part of the "Middletown" PBS series. It follows the struggles of Howie Snider who bought a Shakey's Pizza Parlor franchise that noosed his whole family. Shakey's is the first pizza franchise created in 1954 and at one time had over 500 restaurants, now only 58 remain in the United States. The struggles of the Snider family are embedded with Shakey's staying afloat. Clearly, the documentary is dated but still reflective of the restaurant business today. Many families are still chasing the American Dream.
A concert at London s Barbican Centre in collaboration with the Embassy of Israel went ahead on Sunday despite a protest letter signed by more than 50 artists expressing their opposition last week. .
Tom Cohen, conductor of the Jerusalem Orchestra East & West, previews the collective’s forthcoming performance at the Barbican with Moroccan multi-instrumentalist Mehdi Nassouli