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A whodunit from back in the USSR
Reviewed by NEAL GENDLER Refusenik Viktor Moroz was spotted leaving the scene of a grisly double ax murder, and the...
There’s always at least one doctor in the house
By DORIS RUBENSTEIN Unique. Or at least unique to Minnesota: That’s Daniel Volovets. Can you think of anyone else around...
Shoah survivor, fundraiser Francelyne Lurie dies at 84
By ELANA WARREN / Assistant Editor Francelyne Lurie said she believed everyone is born with the capacity to commit heroic...
Temple Israel’s Rabbi Simeon ‘Sim’ Glaser dies at 67
By ELANA WARREN / Assistant Editor Rabbi Simeon “Sim” Glaser, who served the Temple Israel congregation for 23 years, died...
Israel, ‘an almost magical story’
Reviewed by NEAL GENDLER Daniel Gordis starts his new book asking: “Is Israel a success?” His answer, readable and engaging,...
Vic Rosenthal was a tireless organizer for social justice
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR The Jewish World’s Oct. 15, 2004, edition reported that Vic Rosenthal, then executive director of Jewish Community...
Holocaust, genocide education bill progresses in Legislature
By ELANA WARREN / Assistant Editor Rep. Frank Hornstein (DFL-Minneapolis) introduced a bill on March 8 to mandate education about...
A novel about the controversial Transfer Agreement
Reviewed by NEAL GENDLER Ask most U.S. baby boomer Jews and their offspring about Haim Arlosoroff and it’s a good...
‘An American Tail the Musical’ tells an immigration story
By DORIS RUBENSTEIN No question about it: A mouse is not a kosher animal. However, a question apart is whether...
Fred Amram, educator and upstander, dies at 89
By ELANA WARREN / Assistant Editor If Fred Amram could leave the world with one message, it would be this:...
