Arts
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...
'Peoplewatching': Socalled brings the funk
Socalled (né Josh Dolgin, socalledmusic.com), the Montreal-based klezmer/funk/hip-hop musician and composer, builds upon his eclectic oeuvre with an enchanting new...
There’s a world of love and music
As part of a U.S. tour promoting his new album, Passion World, jazz singer Kurt Elling returns to the Dakota...
Bon Jovi to perform in Israel
(JTA) — American rock band Bon Jovi announced it will perform in Israel for the first time. Jon Bon Jovi...
A Jewish war hero
Single-Handed: The Inspiring True Story of Tibor (Teddy) Rubin — Holocaust Survivor, Korean War Hero and Medal of Honor Recipient,...
