Circumcise Me

Circumcise Me is a 2008 film about the American-born Israeli comedian Yisrael Campbell.[1]

Circumcise Me
Produced byMatthew Kalman
StarringYisrael Campbell
Release date
  • 2008 (2008)
LanguageEnglish

It was produced by Matthew Kalman, foreign news correspondent in Jerusalem for USA Today, Canada's Globe & Mail and other newspapers, and David Blumenfeld, an Israel-based photographer who has photographed for Time, Newsweek and other publications.[1]

The film, originally screened under the title It's Not in Heaven: The Comedy of Yisrael Campbell,[2] is about a Catholic convert to Judaism who has become a stand-up comedy star in Israel. Campbell's routine riffs on the fact that he converted to Judaism three times, once Reform, once Conservative and once Orthodox.[3]

The Economist calls the film "hilarious and moving".[4]

The film has been screened in Toronto and Jerusalem, and was scheduled to be released in the United States autumn 2008.[1]

References
  1. "JPost". Fr.jpost.com. Archived from the original on July 6, 2013. Retrieved November 10, 2013.
  2. Susan Walker (May 2, 2008). "A barrel of laughs with serious notes". Toronto Star. Retrieved November 10, 2013.
  3. "Jewish comedy not just a punchline", Michael Posner, Globe and Mail, May 2, 2008
  4. "Belonging in Israel". The Economist. April 24, 2008. Retrieved February 2, 2014.


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