Arts
‘Lebanon’ director belatedly confronts memories of war
Gritty war film follows journey of a tank crew blasting its way through southern Lebanon in 1982 By MICHAEL FOX...
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...
'Nora's Will' portrays Mexican Jewish family dealing with loss, estrangement from traditional practices
The title character of the award-winning film Nora's Will is barely present, except in the hearts and minds of her...
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...
From 'Happiness' to 'Wartime'
New Todd Solondz film probes the bounds of social acceptance By MICHAEL FOX Todd Solondz revels in ironies, paradoxes, warring...
Kate Ledger to read from 'Remedies'
Remedies, a novel by local Jewish author Kate Ledger, has been released by in a paperback edition by Berkley. Three...
‘The Scottsboro Boys’: Singing a story of American injustice
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR John Kander traveled from his home in New York City to Minneapolis last week to help tune...
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...
Documentary about Socalled earns a spot in the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival
Socalled, real name Josh Dolgin, is a Jewish rapper from Montreal, Canada, whose music is a fascinating mixture of hip-hop,...
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...
