Arts
MJTC looks at a Jewish family in turmoil
By DORIS RUBENSTEIN With the rise of cellphones, the West Metro White Pages directory has been shrinking for years. My...
MaNishtana: A black, Orthodox rabbi’s novel addresses racism in the Jewish community
By JOSEFIN DOLSTEN NEW YORK (JTA) — When Shais Rishon thinks of American Jewish literature, virtually no Jews of color...
Regina Jonas was the first woman rabbi
There is only one photo of Regina Jonas, a native of Berlin, Germany, who became the first woman rabbi. It...
TCJFF: Return of the Jewish Film Festival
AJW Staff Report It is now the 24th season of the Twin Cities Jewish Film Festival. Already a partnership between...
Shane Baker: Yiddish superstar
by MAX SPARBER Community News Editor This past week was Shane Baker’s birthday, which was turned into an event by...
Tal Keinan: Creating a wisdom machine
Reviewed by NEAL GENDLER If present trends continue, mainstream Jewry in America is doomed, says Tal Keinan, who’s also pessimistic...
A Trump critic’s book about Prague is a metaphor for Jewish resistance to authoritarianism
By RON KAMPEAS WASHINGTON (JTA) — If you love something but can't possess it, you write about it. This, the...
Herb Alpert: It’s all about the feel
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR On the phone last week from his home in Malibu, renowned musician Herb Alpert wished me a...
Nora Krug: Searching for truth in the Shoah’s aftermath
Nora Krug, who was raised in Karlsruhe, Germany, several decades after the Holocaust, has created an intriguing graphic memoir, Belonging:...
Hard times in the Bronx with ‘Awake and Sing!’
By DORIS RUBENSTEIN What song is playwright Clifford Odets referring to in his 1935 drama Awake and Sing!? For most...
