Arts
Peter Himmelman, Ben Sidran on the bandstand
Dakota Jazz Club will feature renowned Jewish musicians on two successive nights in August By MORDECAI SPECKTOR The Dakota Jazz...
Jazz and klezmer merge on 'Azoy Tsu Tsveyt'
Joel Rubin listened to and learned from aging klezmorim Sid Beckerman and Max Epstein, on his road to clarinet virtuosity....
By the shores of Gichigamiwininiwag
The Long-Shining Waters, by Danielle Sosin, Milkweed Editions, 320 pages, $24. Reviewed by LISA WALKER Danielle Sosin’s first novel, which...
Before the Big Leagues were integrated
Jewish sports entrepreneurs and black baseball players forged unusual relationships in the early part of the 20th century Reviewed by...
France's role in the Shoah
Sarah’s Key unlocks moral dilemmas of 1942 deportation of French Jews By MICHAEL FOX The worthy French film Sarah’s Key...
Mourning Amy Winehouse: A biblical vixen goes back to black
By DVORA MEYERS NEW YORK (JTA) — Late last year, I spent the better part of a month working on...
A Dance to Jewish Life
After many years of planning and research, Judith Brin Ingber has completed a masterful book on Israeli and Jewish dance...
Madoff’s scam
Reviewed by NEAL GENDLER In a work of uncommon clarity, New York Times reporter Diana Henriques traces Bernie Madoff’s empire...
Dave Liebman Big Band brims over with talent
Jazz veteran Dave Liebman composed all of the tunes on his new album, As Always (MAMA Records), and is the...
Rich, Myers-Rich to exhibit work
Prints by Paulette Myers-Rich and paintings by David Rich will be displayed July 15-29 at the Acme Academy of Arts,...
