scars wrought upon them by their
mother's distance, but her inexplica-
ble decision to reward just one of
them with the funds of reparation.
Her motivations for doing so, and
the shocking surprise ultimately
revealed, culminate in a twist that
the authors of such previous books
could not have imagined.
Raphael's talent for physical
description is outstanding, but his
ability to capture the emotional pic-
ture of life among such ruins is
unequaled: "The silences in our
family were as clear and dramatic as
semaphores."
And while The German Money
might center on the mystery of a
deathbed motivation, it is not this
ultimate revelation that keeps us
turning the pages.
This novel is a finely executed
quest, a voyage of discovery, and at
last a hopeful tribute to the ability
of the damaged human heart to heal.
— Reviewed by Steven Hartov
Polishing An Image
The third annual Jewish Image
Awards in Film and Television, hon-
oring industry professionals in
recognition of outstanding presenta-
tions of the Jewish experience and
portrayals of Jewish characters
through film and television, were
held Monday, Sept. 22, in Beverly
Hills, Calif.
Among those
honored were Kirk
Douglas, Debra
Messing, Christine
Lahti and Gregory
Smith, along with
The Pianist, JAG
and Curb Your
Enthusiasm. The
Star
evening also paid
special tribute to
Darren Star, with
the Tisch Industry
Leadership Award,
and Wendy
Wasserstein, with
the MorningStar
Commission's
"Marlene Marks
Wasserstein
Woman of
Inspiration" Award.
Former Detroiter Jeffrey Tambor
hosted the event, sponsored by the
National Foundation for Jewish
Culture's Los Angeles Entertainment
Industry Council.
Prolific producer Star received the
Homemade Soups
& Salads
Tisch award in recognition of the
Jewish experience in his seminal tel-
evision series, including Sex and the
City, Beverly Hills 90210, Melrose
Place and the upcoming Miss Match.
Star has created many Jewish char-
acters throughout his years of televi-
sion programming and is currently
working on a feature film, Shutter
Babe (DreamWorks), about a Jewish
female photojournalist.
As the creative force behind
Beverly Hills 90210, Star is often
credited for reviving Spelling
Television Inc. Along with success in
his professional career, he is commit-
ted to supporting the arts and Jewish
communities.
The MorningStar Commission,
founded by Hadassah, presented its
"Inspiration" award to Tony Award
and Pulitzer Prize-winning play-
wright and author Wasserstein for
her powerful voice as a Jewish
woman in the entertainment world
and her commitment to the inclu-
sion of the Jewish experience in her
work.
Wasserstein's body of work
includes the plays The Heidi
Chronicles, The Sisters Rosensweig,
Uncommon Women and Others and
American Daughter; the book Shiksa
Goddess; and the film The Object of
My Affection.
The award recipients in film and
television categories included:
• Excellence in a Feature Film —
The Pianist
• Excellence in a Documentary
Film — The Collector of Bedford
Street
• Excellence in an Animation Film
— Adam Sandler's Eight Crazy
Nights
• Excellence in Portrayal of Female
Jewish Character in Film —
Christine Lahti (Out of the Ashes)
• Excellence in Portrayal of Male
Jewish Character in Film — Kirk
Douglas (It Runs in the Family)
• Excellence in a Television Series
— Curb Your Enthusiasm
• Excellence in a Television
Episode — JAG, "The Promised
Land"
• Excellence in Portrayal of Female
Jewish Character in Television —
Debra Messing (Will & Grace)
• Excellence in Portrayal of Male
Jewish Character in Television —
Gregory Smith (Everwood)
• Excellence in a Film or
Television Program Promoting
Cross-Cultural Understanding —
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