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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 433

Koby Mandell

Actress Rebecca Sykes, center, during a recent rehearsal of 'The Blessings of a Broken Heart,' the book by Sherri Mandell that's being performed by Theater and Theology in Jerusalem, in January 2022. (Courtesy PR)
January 14, 2022, 2:04 pm
Podcast: Bereaved mothers portray mourning and renewal in Koby Mandell play
A conversation with writer and mother Sherri Mandell, along with director Yael Valier and actress Rebecca Sykes, about their production of ‘The Blessing of a Broken Heart’
By ToI Staff
Allan Havey (left), Elayne Boosler and Avi Liberman in Tel Aviv ahead of the December 2016 Comedy for Koby tour (Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)
December 9, 2016, 11:52 am
Comics aren’t just funny, they’re nice, too
A conversation with Comedy for Koby comics Elayne Boosler, Allan Havey and Avi Liberman on tour in Israel
By Jessica Steinberg
Elayne Boosler, one of the premier female comedians in the US, will be in Israel with the upcoming Comedy for Koby (Courtesy Elayne Boosler)
December 5, 2016, 1:22 pm
Some more comedy for Koby
The twice-annual tour kicks off on December 6, with visiting comedians Elayne Boosler, Allen Havey and Tom Cotter
By Jessica Steinberg
Miriam Lottner
May 8, 2016, 2:52 pm
Miriam Lottner
Lost and found
She put down her camera after Koby Mandell’s murder, but came to realize that using her gift was the better response
Lisa Robins in 'The Blessing of a Broken Heart' at The Braid in Santa Monica, California, on February 18, 2016 (Zachary Andrews)
February 23, 2016, 9:01 pm
From grief to healing, LA play chronicles journey of bereaved Israeli mother
‘The Blessing of a Broken Heart,’ adapted from Sheri Mandell’s memoir of her son’s unresolved murder, offers universal hope
By Lisa Klug
Sherri Mandell
February 9, 2015, 3:19 pm
Sherri Mandell
The day Brian Williams betrayed my family
After her son’s murder by terrorists, the now-disgraced US broadcaster used manipulation to discredit settlers
Sherri Mandell
June 27, 2014, 12:49 pm
Sherri Mandell
President Obama, say something
The silence is deafening, considering lofty promises that the US will pursue those who harm American citizens
Seth and Sherri Mandell with Koby in the months before his death (photo credit: Courtesy the Mandell family)
From the WebJune 22, 2014, 4:50 pm
Kidnapped teens revive a mother’s intimacy with loss
NY Times: After abduction, Sherri Mandel, whose son Koby was murdered by terrorists in 2001, relives the terrible aftermath of the tragedy
File - Avi Liberman on stage in Comedy for Koby. (Photo credit: Yissachar Ruas)
June 5, 2014, 3:32 pm
Stand-up for a cause
Now in its seventh season, Comedy for Koby continues to make sides split — and wallets open — for victims of terror
By Debra Kamin
Seth Mandell
February 3, 2014, 2:44 pm
Seth Mandell
In the endzone with Koby
Remembering the last time he played with his son, just before the murder
Ari Abramowitz
April 14, 2013, 3:25 pm
Ari Abramowitz
That moment when mourning becomes celebration
The enormous pain of separation on Memorial Day is immediately followed by the profound joy of connection on Independence Day
Sherri Mandell
December 26, 2012, 10:32 am
Sherri Mandell
10 ways to help Newtown’s grieving families: from a mother who knows
Every person has something to give to a person in pain
Avi Liberman performs at Comedy for Koby. (Yissachar Ruas)
October 10, 2012, 8:13 pm
Jokes about the Holocaust? Maybe. But no F-bomb, and ‘Goddammit’ is out of the question
Avi Liberman, host of the biannual ‘Comedy for Koby’ shows, muses on the gentle art of doing stand-up for Israeli Anglos, and makes a pitch for some new financial backers
By David Horovitz
Sherri Mandell
April 26, 2012, 10:55 am
Sherri Mandell
Of swords and clarinets, memorial and independence
Isaiah’s vision is that one day our swords will be made into ploughshares. But perhaps our dream is even more — that our guns will turn into musical instruments
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