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FIVE SHORT PLAYS THAT MAKE AUDIENCES LAUGH?AND BELIEVE ?Well-crafted plays of depth and heart, with irresistible characters that deliver the laughs.' John Driver Co-Artistic Director, Innovative Stages, Westchester County, NY ?Perfect balance of humor and pathos? Bloom is a master of dialog.' Sandee Martin Veteran director for Westchester theatre groups ?Warm, funny plays'a hit with our audiences.' Irit Magnes Jewish Cultural Director, Robert and Dorothy Ludwig Schenectady Jewish Community Center Can You Ever Forgive Arthur Kleinman? Forty years ago, Arthur refused to go through with his bar mitzvah. Will his 91-year-old rebbe finally forgive him? Daniel Ortega And Those Yom Kippur Blues Arthur's back, looking for his lost faith, this time in a Latino saloon, where he finds it's easier to sin than he ever expected. The Best Meal You Ever Ate An exquisite meal for the two last remaining Jews fighting the Nazis. But is it kosher? And...could that dish actually be ham? The Last Request Of Eddie Carmichael/Cohen On his deathbed Eddie announces he's really Jewish, not Catholic, and wants to marry his Jewish lover. But he could be lying'and he might be crazy. Are You Jewish? Rose Glassman thinks lovely weathercaster Sonny Simmons would make a nice match with her son. It all plays out on TV'live.Bloom, Bruce is the author of 'Are You Jewish? Five One-act Comedy Plays About Jewish Identity', published 2005 under ISBN 9780595361236 and ISBN 0595361234.
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