Gaming the border
The Jewish World archives are the proverbial treasure trove for a history buff. If you would like to look back ...
Tag: Mordecai Specktor
Getting read out of the faith
Minnesota’s Jewish U.S. attorney Andy Luger spoke on the Temple Israel bima during a Jan. 25 community forum on antisemitism. ...
Two op-eds display a widening schism over Israel
JTA Illustration The two opinion articles published in the Jewish World's December edition illustrate a widening schism over Israel in ...
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 ...
News from the Jewish World — and the Jewish world
My editorial in the July issue looked back at some personal highlights from 28 years working at 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, ...
A bright future for American Jewish World
(Editor's note: At the end of this editorial there is an appeal for donations. It's been pointed out to me ...
Music’s power to heal
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR When the AJW contacted pianist Emmet Cohen on a Friday afternoon in late April, he was visiting ...
Editorial: A mosque is like a synagogue
“A man sought in connection with two arsons at Minneapolis synagogues has been arrested and is set to appear in ...
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 ...
