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New CD/DVD set gathers Leonard Cohen’s artistry
Leonard Cohen’s new collection of tunes (on both CD and DVD), Songs from the Road (Columbia/Legacy), starts with “Lover, Lover, Lover,”...
Local artists reflect on High Holidays themes
“Kaddish for Cookie” (below), by Minneapolis artist Pamela Gaard, is one of the works in an art exhibit, S’lichot: Redemption, Reconciliation...
The Sway Machinery to perform Sept. 23
The Sway Machinery is a New York quintet formed in 2008 by prominent underground musicians from Balkan Beat Box, Arcade...
Nancy Rips compiles inspiring stories for the High Holy Days
High Holiday Stories: Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur Thoughts on Family, Faith and Food (Frederick Fell) by Nancy Rips is...
Abraham Inc.'s debut album mixes funk, klezmer and hip-hop
The debut recording from Abraham Inc., Tweet Tweet (Table Pounding), offers a thoroughly enjoyable sonic mishmash of genres. The group is...
Gertrude Berg documentary to be released on DVD in August
Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg, Aviva Kempner’s acclaimed documentary about television pioneer Gertrude Berg, will be released next month. The two-DVD set...
Jewish papercuts on display in St. Paul
“Anniversary” (below) by Jewish papercut artist April Hodge Silver is just one of many papercuts with both Jewish and non-Jewish...
A must-have manual for today’s Jewish girls
Described as a “sassy guide for good Jewish girls,” Carin Davis’Â Life, Love, Lox: Real-World Advice for the Modern Jewish Girl...
Jim Guttmann leads all-star ensemble in klezmer album
Bassist Jim Guttmann, a 30-year veteran of the Klezmer Conservatory Band, is the leader on a swinging new album, Bessarabian Breakdown...
Pearl Abraham paints a picture of alienated youth
One of the most talented authors working today, Pearl Abraham creates a chilling portrait of an East Coast surfer dude...
