Arts
Yiddish tango links time, space and musical styles
Tango music was born in late 19th-century Argentina in communities of newly arrived European immigrants, many of them Jews By...
Director’s first film is Mideast thriller
If you haven’t had your fill of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from the nightly network news and other news shows spinning...
When tragedy tests a family
All I Love and Know, by Judith Frank, William Morrow, 422 pages, $26.99 Reviewed by LISA RACHAEL WALKER Judith Frank’s...
Our annual Peter Himmelman story
Renowned singer-songwriter returns Sept. 14 to headline Herzl Camp’s ‘Music & Musings’ event By MORDECAI SPECKTOR Peter Himmelman understands that...
Solving crime in Tel Aviv
A Possibility of Violence, by D.A. Mishani, 282 pages, Harper, $26.99 Reviewed by NEAL GENDLER D.A. Mishani’s catchy crime novel...
Paul Shapiro gets down, up on 'Shofarot Verses'
For a good musical time, call Paul Shapiro. The saxophonist and composer brings on the Jewish soul music — from...
Marx Brothers also starred on television
“I must say I find television very educational,” said Groucho Marx, in 1950. “The minute somebody turns it on, I...
The real Anne
Anne Frank: The Biography, by Melissa Müller, Picador, 480 pages, $18 Reviewed by NEAL GENDLER German author Melissa Müller set...
Menorah Plaza harbors ‘Savta Moshe’ artist
Janet Amdur, 96, began painting just five years ago, and has plans to keep improving her technique By DORIS RUBENSTEIN...
Jewish offerings add variety to Fringe Festival
The festival’s 2014 lineup offers an over-abundance of performances with Jewish connections By DORIS RUBENSTEIN The Minnesota Fringe Festival organizers...
