Arts
Artworks by Rachel Leah Cohn create a mood of tranquility
By DORIS RUBENSTEIN The past 12 months have seen numerous out-of-town Jewish artists in various genres — like Lynne Avadenka’s...
Director Ben McGovern reflects on ‘The Happiest Man on Earth’
By DORIS RUBENSTEIN Six Points Theater is unquestionably a Jewish theater company. But it also prides itself on inclusivity; many...
The Cookers return to Minneapolis
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR During a Dec. 24 telephone interview with the Jewish World from his home in New York City,...
Local author remembers his father’s struggle against Nazism
Reviewed by NEAL GENDLER It’s hard to tell how angry Paul Mayer was at the Nazis who ended his law...
It’s time to submit entries for the 2025 AJW Hanuka Cover Contest
Want to see YOUR artwork on the cover of the American Jewish World? It’s time to get out those markers!...
‘Purple Rain’ hits the stage in Minneapolis
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR I’ll start with my Prince stories. In 1983, I was writing and doing political organizing around various...
Kfar Aza October 7 exhibition makes U.S. debut in St. Louis Park
(Editor's note: The exhibition, “Through Their Eyes: The Story of Kfar Azza on October 7, 2023," was on display through...
Asleep at the switch on Oct. 7
Reviewed by NEAL GENDLER Although Hamas is to blame for invading Israel Oct. 7, 2023, the authors of While Israel...
Ari Munzner in the cosmos
A blinding spark flashed within the concealed of the concealed, from the mystery of the Infinite, a cluster of vapor...
Mysterious Maria Lani, in words and pictures
Reviewed by NEAL GENDLER The Woman With Fifty Faces has several faces of its own. On its face, so to...
