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Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim (5 February 1840 – 24 November 1916) was an American-born British inventor best known as the creator of the first automatic machine gun, the Maxim gun. [1] Maxim held patents on numerous mechanical devices such as hair-curling irons , a mousetrap , and steam pumps .
Sam meets the liberal Jewish girl Rachel, Jackie's girlfriend, and drinks alcohol and takes ecstasy with the gang. When Sam brokers a business deal with European drug manufacturer Ephraim that Jackie almost abandoned, his influence in the organisation grows, as does his relationships with Yosef and Rachel, who both take interest in him.
This is a list of Jewish film directors. The countries listed are those where films were directed. A. Jim Abrahams ... Zalman King (born 1942), US [160]
So Goes My Love (released as A Genius in the Family in the UK) is an American 1946 comedy-drama film, produced by Universal Pictures.It is based on a true story, A Genius in the Family, the memoir of Hiram Percy Maxim, which focuses on the relationship between Maxim and his father, Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim.
Ted Merwin wrote that the film was seen as a glorification of Jewish assimilation into American culture. [12] Benny Goodman was a vital Jewish American to the progression of jazz. Goodman was the leader of a racially integrated band named King of Swing. His jazz concert in the Carnegie Hall in 1938 was the first ever to be played there. [8]
Sayle's mother was of Lithuanian Jewish descent, [7] and some members of his family were devout Jews. [8] Sayle was named after Maxim Gorky, whose real name was Alexei Maximovich Peshkov. [9] From 1964 to 1969, he attended Alsop High School in Walton, and he was expelled halfway through sixth form. [10]
However, Jewish studio heads, afraid of the backlash of showing ethnic Jewish characters, shied away from portraying Jews in film. The result was the likes of The Life of Emile Zola and They Won't Forget , two films about Jews which never mention the word, "Jew".
The 50 Greatest Jewish Movies: A Critic's Ranking of the Very Best was a 1998 book published by Kathryn Bernheimer.