Comedian Carol Leifer is an Emmy-nominated writer and producer for her work on such television shows as Seinfeld, The Larry Sanders Show and Saturday Night Live. Now, she has penned her first book, When You Lie About Your Age, the Terrorists Win: Reflections on Looking in the Mirror (Villard Books), described as “a laugh-out-loud look at life, love and family.” Through [...]

In honor of Yom Ha’atzmaut (Israel Independence Day), the St. Paul JCC and the United Jewish Fund and Council of St. Paul (UJFC) will host Israeli jazz pianist Omer Klein 7 p.m. Thursday, May 14 at the JCC, 1375 St. Paul Ave.
At 26, Klein is the newest force in the Israeli-New York City jazz [...]

When two Jewish teens from Toronto vowed to rock on forever in 1973, they forged the musical legacy of Anvil
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR
The opening scenes of Sacha Gervasi’s hugely entertaining documentary, Anvil! The Story of Anvil, show the titular Canadian rock band playing in 1984, before a huge crowd at the Super Rock festival in Tokyo, Japan. Anvil was [...]

St. Paul JCC will host regional premiere of Blessed Is the Match on May 17
By ERIN ELLIOTT / Community News Editor
Blessed is the match consumed in kindling flame.
Blessed is the flame that burns in the secret fastness of the heart.
Blessed is the heart with strength to stop its beating for honor’s sake.
Blessed is the match consumed in kindling [...]

As part of the Guthrie Theater’s “Global Voices” series on Monday night, Frank Rich, columnist and former theater critic for the New York Times, spoke about the “official stories,” the tales promulgated by government and corporations that “take over our public life.”
Standing on the stage set of Caroline, or Change, the Tony Kushner musical being presented at the [...]