Shylock returns to visit his daughter
By DORIS RUBENSTEIN In the early part of the 20th century, my dad grew up in a small coal mining ...
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Anat Cohen’s little quartet with a big, lovely sound
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR I last saw Anat Cohen five years ago, at breakfast in a Decorah, Iowa, motel. The Anat ...
A Latin American Jewish family saga
Reviewed by NEAL GENDLER Ellis Island tends to dominate thinking about Jews’ immigration to America. But there’s another America. Who ...
Heated debate requires sensible approach
Reviewed by NEAL GENDLER Combatting anti-Semitism on U.S. college campuses requires distinguishing protected hateful free speech from illegal behavior and ...
A colorful Jewish hero
Max Baer and the Star of David, by Jay Neugeboren, Mandel Vilar Press paperback, 206 pages, $19.95 Reviewed by NEAL ...
Exploring Polonia for a new generation
By ZACHARY KAGAN In January, Catholics across Europe take time to reflect on Christian-Jewish relations. The Italian Catholic church was ...
Minnesota’s popular historian
U of M history professor and public intellectual Hy Berman explained politics to generations of Minnesotans By MORDECAI SPECKTOR A ...
‘Darlings’ revisits Beat poet's pivotal freshman year
Kill Your Darlings will open Nov. 15 at the Uptown Theater in Minneapolis By MICHAEL FOX When Allen Ginsberg left ...
Creating a passion for Israel
Ten-day tour provides resources for Israel advocates on North American college campuses By ELIANNA MINTZ We were 26 college students, ...
’60s Jewish radical
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR Mark Rudd was the face of campus protest against the Vietnam War. As the leader of Students ...
