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it,".says Gluckman, who grew up in
Philadelphia. "I trained with lots of
people from Ukraine and went to
Indiana University"
He was introduced to the Jaffrey
during a summer workshop in Flint
and had a year of apprenticeship
after college. He also has appeared in
Robert Altman's film The Company.
Employment with the Joffiey moved
Gluckman to Chicago, close to rela-
tives in Highland Park, where he has
attended synagogue services.
"I do a little bit of teaching, and my
parents recently became interested in
dancing themselves:' says Gluckman,
who also plays guitar. "They're having
fun with ballroom lessons."

grandmother). The Chronicle
later identified Leslie as the first
English Jew to run for Parliament
under the Labour Party banner.
In a recent interview,
Christopher said both his parents
were atheists, so maybe that
explains why he has never made
it clear that he is "just plain
Jewish."
By the way, Chris' sister,
Elissa Haden Guest, a children's
author (like her sister-in-law,
Christopher's wife, Jamie Lee
Curtis), identifies as Jewish and
is the client of literary agent
Susan Katz, a West Bloomfield
native now residing in San
Francisco.

Briefly Noted

Michael Richards, best known as
Kramer on Seinfeld, got into big
trouble by using racial slurs —

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Broadway. Performances are
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2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday and
noon and 5 p.m. Sunday. $28-
$75. An extra $10 on Dec. 2
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ties. A donation of a new toy for
Toys for Tots brings a $5 dis-
count at any performance. (313)
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including the "N" word — during a
comedy club appearance a couple
of weeks ago. No, Richards is not
Jewish in real life
— although many
people think he is.
But, Cosmo Kramer,
his Seinfeld char-
acter, was based
on Kenny Kramer,
the real-life Jewish
Jake
neighbor of Seinfeld
Gyllenhaal
co-creator Larry
David.
It was kind of a thin year for
Jewish guys in People magazine's
recent "Sexiest Man Alive" issue.
Only Jake Gyllenhaal made the
top 12 "superstar" list. Among
the other 187 males in the issue
were Hebrew cuties Victor
Garber, Zach Braff, Adrien
Brody, Michael Vartan, Greg
Grunberg and Ben Stiller.

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