Schnabel's

And, sure enough, Schnabel's screening spawned a flurry of protest from some of the most powerful and prominent voices in the Jewish establishment, who accused the film of being "one-sided" and "anti-Israel."

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And, sure enough, Schnabel's screening spawned a flurry of protest from some of the most powerful and prominent voices in the Jewish establishment, who accused the film of being "one-sided" and "anti-Israel."

Danielle Berrin: Can a Palestinian Story Prompt Dialogue for Middle East Peace?

Private art adviser Kim Heirston says collectors who saw Julian Schnabel's signature images of distorted faces made from broken dishes at his current exhibition in Venice immediately wanted to see themselves in fragments, too.

The Changing Face of Portraits

Many of Ms. Schnabel's friends must have felt similarly.

Around the Dinner Table for Bikes

Like most of the artists and critics who matter, they all adopted pianist Artur Schnabel's superb motto: "Safety last."

Michael Dirda reviews "Listen to This," by music critic Alex Ross

Shown at the UN's General Assembly, with a quarter of a million dollar screen and sound equipment supplied by Gucci, Miral reflects Schnabel's scale: out-sized and awesome.

Regina Weinreich: Miral Screens at the United Nations General Assembly

Journalist Mona Eltahawy, Rabbi Irwin Kula, former Israeli Yonatan Schapira all agreed with Rula Jabreal and Julian Schnabel, noting the irony that it would take a Jewish man -Schnabel's mother was active in Hadassah-to tell this story.

Regina Weinreich: Miral Screens at the United Nations General Assembly

Shown at the UN's General Assembly, with a quarter of a million dollar screen and sound equipment supplied by Gucci, Miral reflects Schnabel's scale: out-sized and awesome.

Regina Weinreich: Miral Screens at the United Nations General Assembly

Journalist Mona Eltahawy, Rabbi Irwin Kula, former Israeli Yonatan Schapira all agreed with Rula Jabreal and Julian Schnabel, noting the irony that it would take a Jewish man -Schnabel's mother was active in Hadassah-to tell this story.

Regina Weinreich: Miral Screens at the United Nations General Assembly

Like most of the artists and critics who matter, they all adopted pianist Artur Schnabel's superb motto: "Safety last."

Michael Dirda reviews "Listen to This," by music critic Alex Ross