Arts
On a perilous journey to Jerusalem
Laish, by Aharon Appelfeld, Schocken Books, 240 pages, $23.95 Reviewed by MORTON I. TEICHER Appelfeld has written many allegorical novels about...
New Sharon Isbin album traces journey of British folk classics to the New World
St. Louis Park native Sharon Isbin, a Grammy Award-winning classical guitarist, has released a new album of British folksongs (4-3-09...
Tim Sparks and the Goulash System join Le Freylekh Trio for Paris Klezmer Project
While waiting for the new Tim Sparks album on John Zorn’s Tzadik label, a package from Paris arrived in the...
Ten YouTube videos mark Passover
By AMY KLEIN LOS ANGELES (JTA) — Here are 10 popular Passover videos of years past: many animated, many musical,...
Cimbalom virtuoso plays some Jewish tunes
 Kálmán Balogh Fans of Gypsy (Rom) and Jewish music should check out the Kálmán Balogh Gypsy Cimbalom Band 7:30 p.m....
PBS’ 'Jerusalem' delivers history without controversy
Reviewed by MICHAEL FOX The most surprising aspect, frankly, of the engaging two-hour PBS documentary, Jerusalem: Center of the World,...
Iconic Blue Note jazz label will celebrate 70th anniversary
 Germany's official agency for the promotion of culture recently commented on the merger of cultures that took place with...
'Stop the Re-Route': Last stand for Mother Earth
New documentary chronicles the urban effort to save trees and stop a Minneapolis highway project  By MORDECAI SPECKTOR  ...
Trespassing in Tsfat
Film examines feminism and sexuality against a backdrop of Jewish mysticism Reviewed by MICHAEL FOX Veteran Israeli director Avi Nesher is...
Local survivor recounts hellish time in Ahlem camp
Shoah documentary, Angel of Ahlem, will be screened March 8, as part of the Sabes Foundation Minneapolis Jewish Film Festival...
