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But it's still rare to find someone with a Jewish name in a movie, and I think it's the fault of Jews. Our generation and our parents' generation are ashamed of who we are. Look at all the Jewish actors who change their names so they don't sound Jewish." Mr. Siskel agrees. "I am startled by the number of negative images of Jews in films. I think there is a lot of self-hate among Jewish writers, producers and directors. As a result of that you will hear little side comments from char- acters saying things like `What do you expect from a Jewish guy?' or 'He's the son of a Jewish mother.' I don't think it's done con- sciously — but I just don't like to see it. "The summer movie Life With Mikey is a perfect example. The most obnox- ious character is a duplici- tous little boy who is obvi- ously Jewish. His co-star is a little overweight girl who is also Jewish and is the butt of jokes. I would like to see this change." Both Mr. Siegel and Mr. Siskel became interested in movies as small chil- dren. Mr. Siegel (the first movie he ever saw was Song of the South) grew up in East Los Angeles in a fairly traditional Jewish home. Other than playing the clarinet in a band at weddings and bar mitz- vahs while in high school and college, he was not raised in the entertain- ment business. "When you live in L.A., you don't necessarily grow up in the movie business," said Mr. Siegel, who has a younger sister and whose father was an electrician. "I lived between MGM and Twentieth Century Fox, but it didn't mean any- thing — it was just where people went to work." After earning a degree in history at UCLA, he had a string of writing/ journalist-type jobs, including radio newscast- er, book reviewer for the Los Angeles Times, joke writer for Sen. Robert Kennedy and advertising agency copywriter/produc- er. He arrived in New York in 1972 as a feature reporter for WCBS-TV and hosted "Joel Siegel's New York" on WCBS radio. Four years later, he joined WABC-TV News and was quickly promoted to entertainment critic. In 1981, he joined the TV staff of "Good Morning America." "Since I have been on "Good Morning America' I have been able to inter- view some very talented actors, musicians and film- makers," said Mr. Siegel, who is divorced. "My favorite interview was Leonard Bernstein, and my worst was David Bowie — he was promoting Ziggy Stardust From Mars and did the entire interview as someone from Mars. Gene Siskel was born and raised in Chicago. The eldest of two siblings, he would walk almost a mile on Saturdays with his friends to see a 25-cent feature matinee. Millions of Americans watch the critics each week. Before he was 10 years old both of his parents died, and the three chil- dren moved in with an aunt and uncle. He went away to military school, and being a minority, learned about anti- Semitism. That is why he was able to identify with the Jewish student in the movie School Ties. "I endured the same kind of discrimination," he said. After graduating from Yale, where he majored in philosophy, Mr. Siskel joined the army and was trained as a military jour- nalist. At the age of 23, he landed a job at the Chicago Tribune as a news reporter and soon began reviewing films, He is now married and has two chil- dren. In the fall of 1975, he was hired to review movies on a local PBS station along with Chicago Sun- Times film critic Roger Ebert. Within two years, the show was airing on 200 public television sta- tions nationwide, becom- ing the highest rated half- hour weekly series in pub- lic TV history. In 1982, they moved into commer- cial TV and became syndi- cated. What appears to be a tense, contentious rela- tionship on-camera, seems to hold true off-camera as well. "We are very competi- tive, and our jobs reinforce our opinions," explained Mr. Siskel, who says they agree more often than they disagree and that their show in unrehearsed. "You have two guys who sit there and believe what they think is right. That creates a couple of mon- sters. You put two mon- sters together and you get sparks." Films are one of the most popular means of escapism for millions of Americans, and as long as the comedies, tragedies, dramas and documen- taries continue to be shown on the silver screen, Mr. Siegel and Mr. Siskel hope to continue voicing their opinions. "I love the movies and want to keep on reviewing them," said Mr. Siegel. "I can't imagine doing anything else," said Mr. Siskel. "I get overwhelm- ingly positive feedback. People want more of my opinion when they see me. They want to know what's the one movie they should go out and see. That's a real compliment, and a wonderful feeling." ❑ New Season For Readers Theater Readers Theater will begin its seventh season 4 p.m. Sept. 12 at the Maple-Drake Jewish Community Center. The pro- gram theme is "Award Winning Actors Read Award Winning Stories." Mary Bremer, David Fox, David Regal and Mirjana Ursev will read stories by Thom Jones, Diane Levenberg, Joyce Carol Oates and Stephen Schwartz. Complimentary refresh- ments will be served at 3:30 p.m. For ticket information, call Eileen Polk, 661-1000. Institute Seen On WTVS The Public Broadcasting Serv- ice, WTVS, Channel 56, will air the second program in a three- part series, "The Next Genera- tion: A Matter of Teamwork." The solar energy research at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel, will be featured.