Arts
Jews and the diamond trade
Reviewed by NEAL GENDLER Thanks to Alicia Oltuski, I learned more than I ever could have imagined about the diamond...
'Photograph 51' is a portrait of struggle
The scientific laboratory family is brilliant, though highly dysfunctional in MJTC’s latest production By DORIS RUBENSTEIN When I worked at...
Rita’s Persian music CD becomes a hit in Tehran
The most famous Israeli female vocalist is Rita. Her new album, My Joys, is a departure for the pop singer,...
Win a pair of tickets to ‘Simon and the Oaks’
Enter to win a pair of tickets, good for opening week, for Simon and the Oaks, which opens Oct. 26...
Win a pair of tickets to see Kurt Elling on Oct. 23 at the Dakota Jazz Club in Minneapolis
Acclaimed jazz vocalist Kurt Elling will make a stop at the Dakota Jazz Club and Restaurant, in support of his...
David Broza, legendary Israeli singer/songwriter, to play Dakota Jazz Club on Nov. 11
David Broza, a superstar in his native Israel, will perform in concert 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 11 at the Dakota...
New album presents ‘living treasure of Yiddish song’
The sweet and melancholy vocals of Arkady Gendler, a 90-year-old singer from Zaporozhye, Ukraine, are showcased on his new album,...
They say there’s always magic in the air
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR In the 1960s, American pop music had an address: the Brill Building, 1619 Broadway, New York City....
God’s world is not perfect
Reviewed by NEAL GENDLER Playing off the title that catapulted him to fame, Rabbi Harold Kushner has produced the book...
Bob Dylan sings of Titanic, John Lennon on 'Tempest'
For his 35th studio album, 50 years after his first one, Tempest (Columbia), Bob Dylan wrote a nearly 14-minute song...
