Blue Box
Mark Bloom's new double-CD album includes a song, or three, for every Jewish holiday
Mark Bloom covers a range of style — blues, funk, jazz, rock, salsa and swing — in his new double-CD...
Ben Sidran’s Dylan tunes are arranged differently
Madison, Wisc.-based jazz pianist and composer Ben Sidran has recorded an album of Dylan covers. Dylan Different (Nardis Music) includes...
Iconic photo of boy in Warsaw Ghetto inspires painter Samuel Bak
Samuel Bak’s first art exhibit took place in the Vilna Ghetto in 1942, when he was just nine years old....
Story of Jews and France is ‘a love affair gone sour’
A photo of a Jewish family from Istanbul living in France in 1920 appears in director Yves Jeuland’s compelling documentary, Being...
MIA acquires 'Eons of Exodus,' a new seder plate by California artist
The work of California-based artist Harriete Estel Berman features feminist, environmental and religious themes, often in the same piece. This...
Eric Heuvel's graphic novel explores Dutch family's secret from the Nazi occupation
Eric Heuvel is one of the top graphic artists in the Netherlands, and concentrates on writing and illustrating educational graphic...
Howard Oransky artworks are on view at Mpls. gallery
Local artist Howard Oransky’s “Distant Thoughts” (below) is one of the works displayed as part of the Shared Distance exhibit...
Quentin Tarantino directs World War II action flick
Actor Brad Pitt (below) plays Lt. Aldo Raine, the leader of a U.S. army squad behind the lines in Nazi-occupied...
Klezmer sextet reimagines Eastern European music
Beyond the Pale, a Toronto-based acoustic band, has released Postcards (Borealis Records), its third album, which blends klezmer, Balkan and East...
Regina Spektor sparkles on her new album, 'Far'
One of the most appealing and quirkily engaging of the young singer-songwriters, Regina Spektor is creating a buzz with her...
