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This is Sinyor’s second Tnull show and nullt’s very important to me. null tried to manulle the rabbinull but everyone’s father is a something.
already she’s award savvy. nuller nullrst series null characters on the show as specinullc as possible Erin nullarpluknull the actress who plays Ericanull is
Dark Oracle on nullTnull null won an international because that is the gateway to being universal. not Jewishnull nullow much coaching goes into her
Emmy and it too had a time travel twist. The fact that Erica is Jewish in a way that is role?
Sinyor sat still in the present long enough She tries hardnull she’s wonderful. nullt’s hard to
to answer a few nulluestionsnull say certain words. She said nullnullom nullippurnull
wrongnull so we had to dub over all of her nullnullom
What’s with you and time travel? nullippurs.null Even the way she said nullnullailing
null feel really upset that null can’t travel through nullallnull wasn’t nulluite right. She’s not Jewishnull
time. null feel it’s unfair that null can’t visit the past but the women who play her mother and her
the way null can visit other countries. There’s so boss are Jewish.
much going on in the past and you can’t get nulls there any dinullerence in reactions to the series
to itnull because time only runs one way. between your Jewish and non-Jewish nullriends?
What would you personally like to re-live? The Jews are uncomfortable about the Jewish
null really wish null could go bacnull and visit my element in the show and the non-Jews love it.
parents when they were my age. Since null was The Jews say we shouldn’t manulle such a big
nine years oldnull null remember putting my mom deal about itnull with nullom nullippur for enullamplenull
through this enullhausting enullercise sayingnull nullnullet’s saying we go too far. nullnulleople don’t want to
pretend that null came up to you when you were watch thisnullnull they say. nullnd null respondnull nullnulleahnull
my age and null said null’m your daughter from people do want to watch thisnull they thinnull it’s
the future. nullow could null prove to you that it interesting.null
was menull nullould we be friendsnull nullould you nulls a mother onull twonull do you do anything now
believe that null was your daughter from the that will help your kids go back in time later
futurenullnull This was a constant theme from my in linulle?
childhood. null’d hear stories about my parents familiar to me null not very religiousnull although nullesnull denullnitely. null do these things called nulltoilet
Erin nullarnulllnullk, star of
and what they were linullenull but null wanted morenull null her father is a rabbi null it’s important to me that interviews.null There’s a certain age between
Being Erica, and winner
wanted to be there and see it. she have some bacnullground. Even if viewers two and three when a child is being toilet
of nullemini nullward for
Why do you think the show resonates with are not Jewishnull they can still relate to how that trainednullnd they’re not aware of the
best female actor
audiences? tenulltures her family dynamics. nulle had the Bat camera. nulldid a series of these interviews
Everyone has regrets. nullnce you move for- nullitnullvah episodenull the nullom nullippur episodenull the with my daughter while she was on the
ward in timenull doors close behind you. nullou circumcision episode. nuller Jewishness colours toiletnull asnullng her nulluestions and letting her
can never go bacnull and see what would’ve Erica’s life in a way that is unforced. talnullabout things. nullnd it’s a time of day
happened if null had done this or done thatnull You crossed that “ambiguously Jewish” line on when they’re nullust sitting stillnull when you
and Erica can. nullaving regretsnull or being able Tnullnull nulls that risky with a mainstream audience? can get them to nullust talnullto you. nullnullust love
to undo themnull or going bacnull in timenull these nullot at all. nulln running a shownull you have to tanulle these videos. The most interesting and un-
are fairly universally appealing things. a strong position on things. null decided that enullected things come out of it. nullt’s a time
Why have you given Erica such a strong when you manulle things genericnull you don’t of their lives when it’s otherwise hard to
Jewish identity? appeal to anyone. nullot everyone’s father is a get a window into that age. fn
nullnull SnullnullnullEnull What is your nullanullourite Jenullish hannullout in Torontonull
“Taking my mother to the Free Times Café, which has “nullnullr or nullt nulltznullah luncheon at nullth Tzedek. nullnullta null
an amazing Sunday brunch with a fun Klezmer band that tions are really not necessary. nullo one checks.nullThere is
plays all the goodies.null usually one enullery weekend. nullinks are plentiful. null seating
Leslie Hartsman, null, digital adnullertising consultant is an issue, nullst tell the catering manager you are an out
of towner and you nulld yourself unenullectedly in Toronto.
“Corner of nullathurst and nullawrence at nullnullnullnullpm on a Friday Free parking. Free keepah. nullchance to network. nullter
afternoon to watch the theme park bumper car attraction.null the meal you nulld the father of the mitznullah, tell him how
John Capek, nullnull, songwriternullmusic producer wonderful enullerything was. nullke your enullt. nullou nullst en null
ynull ed a wonderful meal, a pleasant afternoon surrounded
“nullroma on nullloor and nullathurst. nullecause of its great food, with “your people,nulland it cost you bubkes. nullw go home.
great atmosphere, downtown location, nullsraeli feel, and null
“nullited nullkers. nullhat may be my only nullwish hangoutnullnull
null e your suit pressed, your shirt cleaned and get ready
often see friends from the neighbourhood.null
nullynullnullat else nullthe foodnullnullnulld my kids like it toonull
for nenull weekendnulls luncheon.null
Andrew Herzenberg, null, physician
Janet Shiner, null, nullancial organizer
Norm Glowinsky, nullnull, real estate innullestor
12 friday night January/February 2010 Erin nullarnulllnullk nullhoto by CBC/nulledia nullronullle
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