Hello; I'm Jonathan Chisdes. Welcome to my little corner of the web.
It's not much, but I call it home. It is my hope that
you can find something of interest here.
Professional info: 
I am an independent film critic based in Charlottesville, Virginia. I publish my articles
on Chizfilm Jewish Movie Reviews
. I am also a writer for
the Virginia Film Festival
, and I help run the
Jewish Film Series of Congregation Beth Israel and the Charlottesville Jewish Film Festival.
Previous projects include co-authoring and producing a play,"Jerusalem Jones and the
Mystery of the Dead Sea Scrolls"
, which
was performed a number of times in Florida and in Virgina. And I have also co-written a
screenplay about the RMS Lusitania. I have taught English at Seminole Community College, now Seminole
State College 
,
in Sanford, FL, and also
at Stetson University
in DeLand, FL. I have worked for Light
Speed Productions 
as an Associate Producer. I was also the writer and publisher of the weekly
column Content of Character 
. Some of my shorter
works can be found below.
In 1996, I completed my Master's Degree in English from Valdosta
State University 
where I also worked for the school's radio station, WVVS,
and wrote for its newspaper, the VSU
Spectator. In 1990 I got my B.A. from Rollins
College 
where
I worked for the school's Writing Center and edited its student newspaper, the
Rollins Sandspur.
Links to important points on the World Wide Web: 
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I have a personal LiveJournal Blog. It's not very good, but everyone's doing it, so what
the heck.
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Two of my favorite news sources are the New
York Times and NPR.
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JTA is great for Jewish news. They even
quoted me once in an article about American Reform Jewry.
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An excellent cross-referenced database for films is the Internet
Movie Database.
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A good place to buy CDs and DVDs on line is Deep Discount. You will be amazed at
their prices. And no, in case you are wondering, they are not paying me to say this.
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Here is a list of radio stations
on the Web.
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And here is a list of universities
that
have Web pages.
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One of the greatest bands in the world is Black
47. It is Celtic Rock that really means something!
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Some of the great museums that I have had the privilege to visit include
the Museo del Prado and the Museo
Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía in Madrid; the Metropolitan
Museum of Art and the MoMA in New York; the National
Gallery of Art, the Smithsonian Institution,
and the United States Holocaust Memorial
Museum in Washington, DC; the Art Institute
of Chicago in Chicago; The Sixth Floor
Museum at Dealy Plaza in Dallas; the Pennsylvania
Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia; the National Museum of Nuclear Science and History in
Albuquerque, New Mexico; and the University of Virginia [Bayly]
Art Museum in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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My sister Judi is an excellent ceramic artist. Make sure to check out her
very creative work.
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My cousin Dana owns and runs
Kamala
Perfumes, a really cool aromatherapy company based in Colorado. (She handles
mail orders--check it out!)
Some of my writings:
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Political and Social Commentary:
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Webpost, September 1, 2005 Iraq and Hurricane Katrina
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"Content of Character," September 20, 2000 Gated Communities
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"Content of Character," August 30, 2000 Hollywood
Movies
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"Content of Character," August 23, 2000 Orlando
Begging Zones
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Orlando Reporter, December 1996 Titanic
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VSU Spectator, December 1, 1994 Military
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Orlando Spectator, May 1993 Thomas Jefferson
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Poetry:
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Movie Reviews:
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Religious Commentary:
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Academic Papers:
Here is some personal information about myself: 
Thanks for visiting my home page. Drop me a line; I would enjoy hearing
from you. Feel free to send me an e-mail.
Last updated: 12/12/09
