Arts
The Manhattan Transfer hits town
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR The Manhattan Transfer, the perdurable and still swingin’ vocal ensemble, returns for four shows, Feb. 10-11, at...
HumorFest 2020 opens Jan. 25
HumorFest, the Twin Cities Jewish humor festival hosted by the St. Paul and Sabes JCCs, is back for a week...
AJW Hanuka special edition is on its way
The popular AJW Hanuka special edition is on its way. (The U.S. Postal Service apparently is taking its time delivering...
Two Mia shows share common thread
By DORIS RUBENSTEIN The Sabbath Now is a small installation that has recently been added to the permanent collection at...
A big year for Adam Gabay
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR I wrote a story in the Jewish World’s Feb. 29, 2008, edition about an Israeli film, The Band’s...
Talmud Torah’s challenging future
Reviewed by NEAL GENDLER One era’s innovative, effective, nationally praised project can lose appeal in another, as shown by the...
This Portuguese Jewish community couldn’t afford a rabbi. Now it made a $1 million movie coming to Amazon.
By CNAAN LIPHSHIZ (JTA) — A decade ago, the tiny Jewish Community of Porto didn’t have enough money to hire a...
Attention, young Jewish artists
Jewish artists in grades 1-8 can enter the American Jewish World's 28th Annual Hanuka Cover Contest. The winning entry will appear...
Three Russian-born Jewish geniuses
By DORIS RUBENSTEIN About the only good thing to be said for Jewish life in the Pale of Settlement under...
He’s back to playing like Fred Hersch
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR In his exemplary 2017 memoir, Good Things Happen Slowly: A Life In and Out of Jazz, acclaimed...
