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in the adapted screenplay category for A
Beautiful Mind, the story of a brilliant
mathematician battling schizophrenia.
• In the same category, Terry Zwigoff
was nominated as co-writer of Ghost
World
Sean Penn, whose late father was
Jewish, was nominated as best actor
for his portrayal of a mentally retarded
man in I Am Sam.
British actor Ben Kingsley, who
comes from a Jewish background on
his mother's side, was nominated for
best supporting actor as a volatile
mobster in Sexy Beast.
As in past years, the documentary
feature category produced at least one
entry of particular Jewish interest.
Promises, by Justine Shapiro and B.Z.
Goldberg, deals with the Middle East
conflict as seen through the eyes of
seven Israeli and Palestinian children.
Oscar winners will be announced at
a March 24 ceremony in Hollywood.

JTS Boosts
Fellowships

New York/JTA — The Jewish
Theological Seminary of America is
offering more fellowships for rabbini-
cal students. With a new $3 million
endowment, the Conservative semi-
nary will offer four years of free
tuition to 7-10 rabbinical students in
each entering class.
JTS Chancellor Rabbi Ismar
Schorsh said he hopes the new finan-
cial aid will attract more applicants
and enable rabbinical students to focus
on their studies without the distrac-
tions of part-time jobs. JTS also
recently announced a $1.5 million
endowment offering free tuition to
several students pursuing degrees in
Jewish education.

Study: World
Jewry Shrinking

Tel Aviv/JTA — Most Jews will live in
Israel in about 30 years, according to
the Jewish Agency for Israel. This will
be the result of aliyah and the shrink-
ing size of Jewish communities abroad
due to assimilation and low birth-rates.
The world Jewish population, current-
ly about 13.2 million, is expected to
reach 15.6 million in 2080. Currently,
37 percent of the world Jewish popula-
tion lives in Israel. The figures were
released as part of a new, world-wide
Jewish demography research project
launched this week by the Jewish Agency