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Evan Maurer invigorated Jewish arts in Minnesota
By JUDITH BRIN INGBER Evan Maclyn Maurer died Nov. 2, 2023, in Santa Monica, Calif. He was 79. Maurer was...
Kids, enter the AJW Hanuka Cover Contest!
iStock The Jewish World is accepting submissions for our 32nd annual Hanuka Cover Contest. We’re looking for colorful drawings by...
One of Minnesota’s most accomplished women, Geri Joseph, dies at 100
By ELANA WARREN / Assistant Editor “Growing up I knew that she was not at all like my friends’ grandmothers,”...
Editorial: A visit to Denmark and Sweden — and war breaks out
My wife, Maj-Britt, and I boarded a flight for Amsterdam on Oct. 5. We set off to visit our expat...
Rabbi Harold Kravitz steps down
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR Rabbi Harold Kravitz was preparing for a family vacation on the Jersey shore when the Jewish World...
Les Block, our music maven
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR It’s hard to know where to start when writing a remembrance of Les Block, a multifaceted musician,...
‘Rav’ and ‘chaver,’ rabbi and friend, Kassel Abelson dies at 99
By ELANA WARREN / Assistant Editor Rabbi Kass Abelson wrote The Book on Eulogies. It was his turn to be...
Jews bring the funny to the Fringe
By DORIS RUBENSTEIN I’ve always thought that there were some parallels between the Children of Israel during the Exodus from...
Newman School in St. Paul closes
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR Talmud Torah of St. Paul officials announced in late June that the Newman School, which serves students...
‘Honoring Our Graduates’ in the July issue
The July issue of the American Jewish World will feature a special section, "Honoring Our Graduates." AJW readers are encouraged...
