Blue Box
Ottolenghi's veggie recipes to die for
Yotam Ottolenghi, from West Jerusalem, teamed up with Sami Tamimi, from the Arab east side of town, for a beautiful...
Yiddish Art Trio plays shtetl hits
After tours of the United States and Europe, the Yiddish Art Trio has released its debut album featuring a mix...
Dylan’s ‘Basement Tapes’ available as two-disc set
Bob Dylan’s music made headlines earlier this month when Columbia Records/Legacy Recordings released The Basement Tapes Complete: The Bootleg Series...
Ayelet Rose Gottlieb gives voice to poems
Jerusalem-born composer and singer Ayelet Rose Gottlieb worked for more than two years on the songs that make up her...
Israel Horovitz goes to 'Heaven' in poems
The shortest poem in playwright, director and author Israel Horovitz’s new collection, Heaven and Other Poems (Three Rooms Press) is...
'Pee-wee’s Playhouse' complete in box set
Paul Reubens has played many roles on TV and film; but he captured the hearts of young viewers as the...
‘Cello goddess’ Beiser rocks out
In the liner notes for her new album, Uncovered (Innova), Maya Beiser writes that Janis Joplin’s “unique, raw expression” gained...
Director’s first film is Mideast thriller
If you haven’t had your fill of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from the nightly network news and other news shows spinning...
Paul Shapiro gets down, up on 'Shofarot Verses'
For a good musical time, call Paul Shapiro. The saxophonist and composer brings on the Jewish soul music — from...
Marx Brothers also starred on television
“I must say I find television very educational,” said Groucho Marx, in 1950. “The minute somebody turns it on, I...
