Arts
Another poetry page is in the works
The American Jewish World will feature works by local poets in the April 2024 print edition. The last poetry page...
Shylock returns to visit his daughter
By DORIS RUBENSTEIN In the early part of the 20th century, my dad grew up in a small coal mining...
Another golem runs amok
Reviewed by NEAL GENDLER Utterly preposterous, profanity laden and very clever, The Golem of Brooklyn is an unpredictable, crazy-quilt twist...
Eli Leonard headlines Twin Cities Jewish Humor Fest
By DORIS RUBENSTEIN It’s nice to have a local boy as the headliner for this year’s Twin Cities Jewish Humor...
Struggling for mere existence in the Shoah
Reviewed by NEAL GENDLER By the time the Soviet army reaches Dörnhau — death’s waiting house — prisoner 33031 has...
I.B. Singer’s American essays
Reviewed by NEAL GENDLER A frequent theme among Isaac Bashevis Singer’s newly translated wartime essays is his lament for the...
When Israel was attacked 50 years ago
Reviewed by NEAL GENDLER Hamas’ deadly penetration of southern Israel occurred 50 years and a day after the near-disastrous attacks...
Les Block, our music maven
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR It’s hard to know where to start when writing a remembrance of Les Block, a multifaceted musician,...
Journey to the old land of woe
Reviewed by NEAL GENDLER From early childhood, prosperous Tel Aviv shop owner Yaakov Fein heard his parents talk wistfully with...
Jews bring the funny to the Fringe
By DORIS RUBENSTEIN I’ve always thought that there were some parallels between the Children of Israel during the Exodus from...
