In May 1942, film of the Warsaw Ghetto was discovered in an East German archive. But the later discovery of...
Striking shirtwaist makers selling copies of The Call, the New York socialist newspaper, are depicted in Triangle Fire, a documentary...
Some years ago, I wrote about a new album from jazz guitarist Roni Ben-Hur and suggested that the Dakota Jazz...
Now out on DVD, the documentary Neshoba: The Price of Freedom (First Run Features), tells the story of justice delayed...
St. Louis Park native Peter Himmelman can add artist to his list of professional credits. Pictured below is a detail...
A new two-CD set from Bob Dylan, The Bootleg Series, Volume 9 — The Witmark Demos (Columbia/Legacy), showcases the songwriting talents...
Lynda Monick-Isenberg’s “K’riah: Rending the Garment” (below), graphite and gouache on plastic velum, is part of Sketch Work, an exhibit of...
The Jewish Women’s Artists’ Circle has remounted Tikun:Repair, an exhibit of works interpreting an aspect of the Jewish concept of tikkun...
Some critics have sarcastically referred to Birthright Israel, the free Jewish youth trip to Israel, as “Brainwash Israel.” That typifies...
Jazz pianist Tamir Hendelman, a native of Tel Aviv, Israel, is joined by bassist Marco Panascia and esteemed drummer Lewis...
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