Arts
Waseca school to host author of young-adult Holocaust story
The experience of a 12-year-old German girl, who was spared the atrocities of Hitler, will be shared by author Fern...
A little known passage in Shoah history
Andrea Alban pens young adult novel about the European Jews who fled to Shanghai during World War II; she will...
Documentary tells story of Triangle Shirtwaist fire
Striking shirtwaist makers selling copies of The Call, the New York socialist newspaper, are depicted in Triangle Fire, a documentary...
A 19th century Jewish superstar
Reviewed by NEAL GENDLER For such a slender book about someone dead for 88 years, Sarah provides a surprisingly vivid...
Justin Bieber's manager brings in the Shema
Teenage pop superstar Justin Bieber recites the Shema before going onstage; show in Israel planned for this spring By EDMON...
'Nuremberg' filmmaker to appear at Lagoon Cinema screenings this weekend
Sandra Schulberg Filmmaker Sandra Schulberg will visit the Twin Cities in support of her documentary Nuremburg: Its Lesson for Today....
Sinfonia concert to feature Fishman commission
As part of its Winter Concert Series, the Minnesota Sinfonia, conducted by Jay Fishman, will feature cellist Dmitry Kouzov 7...
Guitar ace Roni Ben-Hur to play rare local show
Some years ago, I wrote about a new album from jazz guitarist Roni Ben-Hur and suggested that the Dakota Jazz...
Understanding Balfour’s declaration
Reviewed by NEAL GENDLER Our familiar, too-simple explanation of the Balfour Declaration as a reward to Russian-born chemist Chaim Weizmann...
Yiddish Farbrengen to be held Jan. 31
The next gathering of Yiddish Farbrengen will take place 1 p.m. Monday, Jan. 31 at the Shaller Family Sholom Home...
