• Archive for November, 2010

    Yad Vashem honors Boymel’s rescuer as Righteous Among Nations

    Thursday, November 25th, 2010

    By Nicole Simon Assistant Editor On Sunday, November 21 at the Fairfield Pavilion, Yad Vashem posthumously honored Petrivna Tokarsky, for sheltering Cincinnati businessman Sam Boymel during the Holocaust. Before a reception of 430 people, S. Isaac Mekel from the American Society of Yad Vashem, and Louis Balcher, representing the Israeli government through the Consulate General [ Read More...]

    Mel Brooks discusses Young Frankenstein

    Wednesday, November 10th, 2010

    By Nicole Simon Assistant Editor “We’re coming to Cincinnati!” exclaimed Mel Brooks into the phone. The television, film and Broadway legend recently expressed his excitement about his new musical version of Young Frankenstein, based on his 1974 movie. The musical, of the same name, will be in Cincinnati this month, for which, Mr. Brooks (born [ Read More...]


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