By MORDECAI SPECKTOR
Clarinet virtuoso Anat Cohen, a native of Tel Aviv, Israel, returns to the Dakota Jazz Club for two shows on Thursday, Oct. 7.
The critically acclaimed reeds player, who also plays tenor saxophone, will again perform in a quartet setting, with Jason Lindner, piano; Joe Martin, bass; and Daniel Freedman, drums.
Her appearance at the [...]

The St. Paul JCC will kick off the 2010 Twin Cities Jewish Book Fair with a pre-event fundraiser luncheon featuring renowned cookbook author Joan Nathan. Lynne Rossetto Kasper, of American Public Media’s “The Splendid Table,” will interview Nathan 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 19 at FACES on Mears Park, 380 Jackson St., St. Paul.
Nathan is the [...]

The Grand Mufti of Jerusalem sparked an anti-Jewish pogrom in pre-state Palestine, which reverberates through history

By EDWIN BLACK

As Israelis and Palestinians struggle with a 21st century peace process, the world must face the forgotten history that was so pivotal in determining the present crisis. In many ways, a turning point was the day Arabs [...]

Local faith groups plan series of conversations among Jews, Christians and Muslims beginning Oct. 4

By ERIN ELLIOTT BRYAN / Community News Editor

Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, the Islamic Center of Minnesota and Mount Zion Temple will present an evening discussion series titled “Israelis and Palestinians: A Conversation among Jews, Christians and Muslims.”
The programs, which are [...]

An alleged Middle East terrorism connection emerges in the unfolding federal investigation focused on several local antiwar activists
At 7 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 24, FBI agents executed search warrants at six addresses in Minneapolis. Two residences in Chicago were raided at the same time. The FBI agents, under the aegis of a Joint Terrorism Task [...]

Renowned composer Cantor Meir Finkelstein will join Cantor Scott Buckner and the Adath Jeshurun choir for an evening of music on Oct. 28

By ERIN ELLIOTT BRYAN / Community News Editor

Cantor Scott Buckner first introduced Adath Jeshurun Congregation to Cantor Meir Finkelstein’s composition of “L’Dor Vador (From Generation to Generation)” on the High Holidays [...]

Leonard Cohen’s new collection of tunes (on both CD and DVD), Songs from the Road (Columbia/Legacy), starts with “Lover, Lover, Lover,” recorded Sept. 24, 2009, at Ramat Gan Stadium, Tel Aviv, Israel. The dozen songs are compiled from performances during Cohen’s world tour, 2008-2009. This is not my favorite selection of tunes written and performed by [...]

P.A. leader Abbas meets again with Jewish leaders, expresses willingness to engage in honest dialogue
By RONKAMPEAS
WASHINGTON (JTA) — For Mahmoud Abbas and U.S. Jewish leaders, their second date featured a little more substance and a little less flirtation. And this time the Palestinian Authority president brought a wing man.
Abbas and his prime minister, Salam Fayyad, [...]

Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., will speak about his experiences in Afghanistan at a symposium presented by World Without Genocide. Ellison will present “On the Ground in Afghanistan: The Law, the Military and Humanitarian Aid” on 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 27 in the classrooms at the Guthrie Theater, 818 S. Second St., Minneapolis.
The symposium will examine [...]

The Bnei Menashe community of northeastern India will celebrate Sukkot this year with support from the Shavei Israel organization, which sent hundreds of sets of lulavim and etrogim from Israel to India prior to the onset of the holiday.
In their festival prayers, the Bnei Menashe will offer its customary special plea, asking to fulfill their [...]