Sun sets on Federation's "Israel @ 60 Mission"
It was a whirlwind week for the participants in the Israel @ 60 Mission, who saw the sights and visited ...
Tag: Mordecai Specktor
Helping Leonard Cohen sound good
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR The great Duke Ellington famously said of music: “If it sounds good, it is good.” When Leonard ...
Caroline sings and shines
Musical chugs along, then puts the pedal to the floor with great songs in the second act By MORDECAI SPECKTOR ...
House members and a rabbi cross the line
In an effort to draw attention to the suffering in the Darfur region of Sudan, five members of the U.S. ...
Craig Breslow takes the mound
Twins players and coaches laud the accomplishments of their lefty in the bullpen, and hope for another stellar season By ...
Norman Gold, former American Jewish World publisher, dies at 85
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR In its Jan. 19, 1973, edition, the American Jewish World announced the retirement of L.H. “Leo” Frisch ...
Obama and the rise of the Jew-haters
In the run-up to the 2008 elections, National Public Radio (NPR) broadcast a piece about the possible election of this ...
Changes at the Jewish World
The American Jewish World is being buffeted by the global economic crisis. The journal of Minnesota’s Jewish community must adjust ...
Ben’s back
World renowned jazz pianist and raconteur Ben Sidran will play the Dakota Jazz Club for two nights at the end ...
Respectful disagreement
The American Jewish World is dealing with a triple whammy in 2009. In addition to the ongoing double whammy of ...
