Word: dreaming
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...this 20th anniversary reminds one that America has yet to find a leader that captivates its imagination as much as Kennedy did, and still does. That's depressing, as are the attempts of certain books and television shows to glorify the Kennedy family and perpetuate that undefined Kennedy "dream," as if America can't get by without its own myth...
...siege last week seemed to presage his eclipse as a prime player in Middle Eastern politics. His predicament leaves the future of the P.L.O. cloudy and serves as a sad reminder that despite Arafat's years in power, the Palestinian people are no closer to realizing their dream of a homeland than they ever were...
Syria was the undisputed winner of the latest round of Middle East maneuvering. By strangling Arafat, Assad hopes to become the chief spokesman for the Palestinian cause. That, coupled with his objective of gaining de facto control over Lebanese affairs, would fulfill Assad's dream: to become the predominant leader in the Arab world...
...only to men, there lived a girl called Yentl. Eastern Europe, 1904." A shy, clumsy thing with a burning intelligence, Yentl breaks Hebrew tradition and is instructed secretly in the Scriptures by her ailing father (Nehemiah Persoff, a grave, endearing patriarch). When he dies, Yentl resolves to fulfill her dream of studying at a yeshiva. She cuts her hair, dons a suit and strikes out on her own, calling herself "Anshel." Her new study partner is a handsome rabbinical student, Avigdor (Patinkin), for whom the Talmud holds all life's answers; it is like a beautiful, inscrutable woman...
...papa, and now telling him what she has learned; the gawky teen-ager eyeing her less gifted rivals; the budding artist stretching the limits of craft and ego; the novice director showing tact and assurance behind the camera; the successful career woman using her power to realize a dream. Three cheers for chutzpah! -By Richard Corliss