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SEA MONSTER TEENS AND A DATING COMEDY Luca, a Disney/Pixar animated fantasy film, was released for streaming on Disney+ June 18. The film is set in the 1950’s Italian Riviera. Luca Paguro, 13, the star character, is a sea monster curious about the world above the sea. Despite warnings that the human world is dangerous, he decides to explore a nearby Italian port with his best friend, Alberto. Alberto and Luca can disguise themselves as human. The film centers around a growing friendship between Luca and Giulia, a (human) Italian girl (voiced by Emma Berman, 12). The supporting (voice) cast includes Maya Rudolph, 48, as Daniela, Luca’s protective (sea mon-
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ster) mother, and Sacha Baron Cohen, 49, as Uncle Ugo, a sea monster who is a cousin of Luca’s. It’s likely that Emma Berman is Jewish or “part” Jewish, but as with many child actors, little biographical info is available. She was raised in California and her parents are Russian immigrants. Luca’s original screenplay was co-written by Jesse
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Andrews, 38. He’s best known for his acclaimed debut (2012) novel, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl. Like Luca, it is about three teen friends. In Me and Earl, the teens are high school seniors, not sea monsters. Still, teens are teens, and Andrews has a real gift for capturing the authentic voices and emotions of teens. Me and Earl and the Dying Girl was made into a quite
good film of the same name in 2015. The novel had a lot of Jewish content (two of the three main characters are Jewish). Good on Paper, an original Netflix film, began streaming June 23. The capsule plot: stand-up comic Andrea (Iliza Shlesinger, 38) puts her career first for years. Then she meets Dennis (Ryan Hansen), a seemingly perfect guy: smart, nice and successful. It’s not really a spoiler when I tell you things don’t turn out well for Andrea and Dennis. Shlesinger wrote the film, and she’s happy to tell anyone that her screenplay is based on a real-life horrific (and hilarious) dating experience she had. Shlesinger, who has had five Netflix stand-up specials, is out of the dating pool now. In 2018, she married top chef Noah Galuten, 38, in a Jewish ceremony.
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Director of Philanthropic Services The Jewish Federation of Greater Toledo (JFGT) is seeking a Director of Philanthropic Services (DPS) to be part of its Endowment team. Reporting to the Director of the Toledo Jewish Community Foundation, a division of JFGT, the DPS will provide operational support to the Toledo Jewish Community Foundation in the key areas of board and committee staffing, stewardship of fund distributions, marketing of needs and opportunities, and planning and development of donor events. The successful candidate will be an innovative leader and a team player, with strong interpersonal skills and a desire to cultivate relationships at all levels. The DPS is a full-time, non-exempt employee of JFGT. For complete job description and application information, go to www.jewishtoledo.org/career-center. JUNE 24 • 2021
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