Arts
Unkosher and unreal
Lifetime’s new docu-sitcom Kosher Soul, is ‘more of the same old black and Jewish stereotypes’ By ROBIN WASHINGTON What could...
Jorma Kaukonen tells stories of America
Jorma Kaukonen, who played electric guitar with Jefferson Airplane and plays acoustic guitar with Hot Tuna, says that his song...
'Stars of David' shine in MJTC production
The stage adaptation of Abigail Pogrebin’s book aims to enlighten audiences about the Jewish roots of some creative Americans in...
A writer’s ‘mitzva forgeries’
A Replacement Life, by Boris Fishman, Harper Perennial, 352 pages, paperback, $14.99 Reviewed by NEAL GENDLER In this charming novel,...
MIA welcomes Myron Kunin collection
One of the most important private collections of modern American art is a long-term loan from the Kunin family By...
Simone Dinnerstein plays Gershwin, Ravel
Renowned classical pianist Simone Dinnerstein celebrates the American-French artistic cross-fertilization in her new album, Broadway-Lafayette (Sony Classical), which will be...
Deadline is Feb. 6 for Keren Or contest
The 11th annual Keren Or (Ray of Light) writing and photography contest for Jewish youth is seeking original poetry, creative...
A young Holocaust survivor’s perspective
Childhood, by Jona Oberski, 95 pages, Penguin Classics trade paperback, $14 Reviewed by NEAL GENDLER Reluctantly, I confess that to...
HaZamir uses music to connect teens to Judaism
A fundraising gala on Feb. 15 will help support the local chapter, which will perform at New York’s Lincoln Center...
Stories of those who’ve left orthodoxy
At the age of 13, author Lynn Davidman knew in her “gut” that she had left Orthodox Judaism. At that...
