Arts
Repressing memories of a week in 1970
Reviewed by NEAL GENDLER Martha Hodes wanted to know what it was like to be 12 years old, traveling with...
A guide to Jewish artists at Twin Cities art fairs
By DORIS RUBENSTEIN Ahh! Summer in Minnesota. There’s nothing like it: biking, canoeing, picnicking, outdoor concerts. And art fairs. Early...
Book explores the bard of Hibbing’s local roots
Reviewed by MORDECAI SPECKTOR The Dylanologists never sleep. At least it seems that way for the coterie of Bob Dylan...
There’s always at least one doctor in the house
By DORIS RUBENSTEIN Unique. Or at least unique to Minnesota: That’s Daniel Volovets. Can you think of anyone else around...
Music’s power to heal
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR When the AJW contacted pianist Emmet Cohen on a Friday afternoon in late April, he was visiting...
Set a place for Andrew Zimmern at the dinner table
By DORIS RUBENSTEIN Since I started covering the arts for the American Jewish World in 2007, I thought I’d touched...
Righteous Diplomats saved Jews in the Shoah
Reviewed by NEAL GENDLER Most adult Jews likely know about Raoul Wallenberg, the Swedish diplomat who with associates saved thousands...
Sharon’s got a brand-new bag
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR Among the many great musicians to come out of the Twin Cities in recent decades, few are...
Sam climbs her way to a better life
Reviewed by NEAL GENDLER For understandable reasons Sam is not a happy girl, so Allegra Goodman’s very engaging Sam is...
Bill Charlap Trio draws on a vast repertoire
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR The piano trio is a venerated configuration in the world of jazz. Jazz pianists have told me...
