Arts
New CDs cover jazz, klezmer and Sephardic tunes
Big Galut(e), Big Galut(e) Festivals are known for bringing people together, but for Sasha Margolis and Robin Seletsky there was...
'Ally': A diplomat bridges the divide
Ally: My Journey Across the American-Israeli Divide, by Michael Oren, Random House, 412 pages, $30 Reviewed by NEAL GENDLER From...
Etgar Keret on birth, death and mysteries
Author Etgar Keret is sort of the Israeli Kafka. His new book, The Seven Good Years (Riverhead Books) — billed...
'Amy': Just a Jewish girl from North London
The new documentary about Amy Winehouse humanizes the story of an immensely talented and troubled singer By MORDECAI SPECKTOR I...
Potash Twins record new album
Music business luminary Steven Greenberg is the album’s executive producer By MORDECAI SPECKTOR The Potash Twins, trumpeter Adeev and trombonist...
Fringe Festival kicks off July 30
The 2015 festival features more than a dozen shows with Jewish themes or performers By DORIS RUBENSTEIN Many years ago,...
Two liberations
The Liberation of the Camps: The End of the Holocaust and its Aftermath, by Dan Stone, Yale University Press, 288...
Bassist Lorin Cohen debuts as bandleader
Lorin Cohen, an accomplished jazz bassist and composer, recently released his debut album as a leader. Home (Origin Records) features...
PBS doc examines 'Seeds of Conflict' in Middle East
Disputes over the lands of the Middle East have lasted as far back as most people can remember; a new...
'Mike's Place': Blues and a bombing
Mike’s Place: A True Story of Love, Blues and Terror in Tel Aviv, by Jack Baxter, Joshua Faudem and Koren...
