Blue Box
Ben Sidran considers the ‘hip experience’
In the liner notes for his new album, Don’t Cry for No Hipster (Nardis), Ben Sidran ruminates on the hipster,...
A loving tribute to the ‘house that herring built’
Formerly known as J. Russ Cut Rate Appetizing, Russ & Daughters (the name changed in 1935) is the last “appetizing...
Showcasing artists’ curious passions
Curious Passions: The Diverse Inquiries of Traffic Zone Artists is described as a sampling of what art-making looks like “in...
Aline and R. Crumb draw on their life experiences
R. Crumb was the celebrated cartoonist of the 1960s psychedelic culture. In the ’70s, he met Aline Kominsky, who was...
Roni Ben-Hur teams with bass ace Santi Debriano
Some AJW readers might have seen Israeli jazz guitarist Roni Ben-Hur play at the St. Paul JCC in February 2011....
Try not to drool upon ‘Jerusalem: A Cookbook’
Yotam Ottolenghi was raised in the Jewish precincts of West Jerusalem, and co-author Sami Tamimi is from the Arab east...
Illuminating the stories of three biblical women
Pictured above is an illuminated painting by Debra Band, a detail from the cover of her new book, Arise! Arise!...
Graphic novel imagines a hidden Jewish history
The Spanish Inquisition devastated Jewish life in Spain, as Jews had to either convert to Catholicism or flee, in 1492....
Perlman and Helfgot play Jewish ‘comfort music’
Renowned violin virtuoso Itzhak Perlman pursued this collaboration with Israeli-born Cantor Yitzchak Meir Helfgot. The 10 songs on Eternal Echoes:...
Young women, coming of age
The People of Forever Are Not Afraid (Hogarth), the debut novel from Israeli author Shani Boianjiu, has been critically acclaimed...
