Arts
Reflections of the past
The Retrospective, by A.B. Yehoshua, translated by Stuart Schoffman, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 336 pages, $26 Reviewed by NEAL GENDLER Charming,...
Argentinian Emmys recognize Jews, Israelis and the future pope
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (JTA) — A television program featuring a rabbi and the future Pope Francis was given a Martin...
Israel Diary 2013: Writing crime novels
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR Being from Minnesota, proximity to the sea has always been exciting for me. In Tel Aviv, thanks...
Arab Israelis search for meaningful lives
Second Person Singular (Grove Press), the third novel from acclaimed Arab Israeli writer Sayed Kashua, is now available in paperback...
Irving Berlin’s ‘love song’
God Bless America: The Surprising History of an Iconic Song, by Sheryl Kaskowitz, Oxford, 224 pages, $29.95 Reviewed by NEAL...
Marriage equality film to be screened Aug. 1
A screening of Edie & Thea: A Very Long Engagement, a documentary chronicling the lesbian couple whose case brought down...
Gregory Alan Isakov to play Cedar on Sunday night
Anyone familiar with Gregory Alan Isakov will have experienced the magical silken threaded balance he uses to engage the listener....
Jews on the Fringe
The 2013 Twin Cities Fringe Festival runs Aug. 1-11 and features ‘so much Jewish content’ By DORIS RUBENSTEIN Jewish actors....
‘Resistance was the exception’
Resistance: Jews and Christians Who Defied the Nazi Terror, by Nechama Tec, Oxford, 245 pages, $27.95 Reviewed by NEAL GENDLER...
4th Ward A.K.O. makes a splash with Abdul the Rabbi
The 4th Ward Afro-Klezmer Orchestra, a nine-piece ensemble playing a mish-mash of jazz-funk-rock-klezmer music, rips it up with their latest...
