Jews living in Paris during the silent screen era sort out their identities as they aim for fame By DORIS...
The Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company (MJTC) production of 2.5 Minute Ride by Lisa Kron, featuring local actress Sally Wingert in...
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR You don’t know me from the wind / you never will, you never did I’m the little...
Involvement with the Civil Rights movement in the early 1960s led William Kunstler from a conventional law career and suburban...
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR The great Duke Ellington famously said of music: “If it sounds good, it is good.” When Leonard...
Musical chugs along, then puts the pedal to the floor with great songs in the second act By MORDECAI SPECKTOR...
Israeli director Yoav Shamir (Checkpoint, 5 Days, Flipping Out) admits that he has never personally experienced anti-Semitism, but he knows...
Noa and Mira Awad will represent Israel in the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest, which begins in Moscow next month. The...
Sally Wingert brings a sustained burst of energy to Minnesota Jewish Theatre Co.’s production of 2.5 Minute Ride By DORIS RUBENSTEIN The...
 Long before Adam Lambert became famous as an American Idol finalist, he performed "Shir L'Shalom" at a 2005 tribute...
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