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Updated: Feb. 6, 2021
Ruth Dayan, a social and peace activist died on Friday at age 103, a month before of her 104th birthday. Dayan was the first wife of former IDF chief of staff and Defense Minister Moshe Dayan, and the mother of filmmaker Assaf (Assi) Dayan, former Knesset member and deputy mayor of Tel Aviv Yael Dayan and sculptor Ehud (Udi) Dayan.
She will be buried on Sunday in the cemetery of Moshav Nahalal, where she, in her own words, spent the happiest years of her life. The funeral will be broadcast live on YouTube, starting at 12 noon in Israel (5 A.M. EST).
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Who doesn’t like a good Christmas movie? If you look among the classics, you will find stories of romance, sprightly musicals, dramas of human error and redemption, fantastic tales of Santa and his elves, and family movies with happy resolutions.
As someone who thinks in terms of vintage films, my list of favorites is rich in American and British titles from the past eighty years.
It’s a Wonderful Life, from 1946, where George Bailey, played by James Stewart, a beloved family man and important member of his community, gives up on life until an angel named Clarence, an unskilled spirit who is struggling to earn his wings, shows George the value of his existence. This film is a must for holiday viewing a deeply honest, inspired movie by populist filmmaker Frank Capra.
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