As the Guthrie Theater’s unprecedented celebration of his work comes to a close, the playwright talks with the American Jewish World
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR
Renowned playwright Tony Kushner returned briefly to Minneapolis last weekend. He wanted to see another performance of Caroline, or Change, before the end of its run at the Guthrie Theater (5-1-09 AJW). Kushner wrote [...]

By MORDECAI SPECKTOR

Samuel L. Kaplan, a prominent Minneapolis lawyer and influential DFL Party activist, has been nominated as U.S. ambassador to Morocco by President Barack Obama. If confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Kaplan, 72, will become one of the few American Jews to serve as envoys to Arab nations.

Sam Kaplan (Photo Courtesy of College [...]

People around the world have been riveted by news reports about the ongoing protests in Iran, and the brutal repression being meted out by the reactionary clerical regime. An unusual feature of the crisis in Iran is the role played by social networking Web sites — especially Twitter — which brings real-time accounts of unfolding [...]

In the aftermath of the fatal shooting at the Holocaust Museum in Washington, local shuls and agencies reassess threats to safety

By STEVEN ROSENBAUM

The recent shootings at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., and the thwarted attempt to bomb synagogues in the Bronx, N.Y., have left many thinking about the security of [...]

Children often ask, “Is G-d an old man with a white beard who lives in the sky?” What should a parent say to a three- or four-year-old who asks this question? How do we convey the truth of G-d’s existence in a way a child can understand?