Arts
Aharon Appelfeld limns an unlikely love story
Aharon Appelfeld, a native of Czernowitz, Bukovina, and one of Israel’s most acclaimed novelists, has set most of his stories...
Guthrie Theater to stage 'My Fair Lady'
The iconic musical from the Broadway legends Lerner and Loewe will begin previews on June 28 By ERIN ELLIOTT BRYAN...
'Supermensch': Rock manager and racounteur
Lively and affectionate Supermensch, which profiles longtime rock ’n roll manager Shep Gordon, describes how a nice guy finished first...
Peace in our hearts and in the world
From Enemy to Friend: Jewish Wisdom and the Pursuit of Peace, by Rabbi Amy Eilberg, 278 pages, Orbis Books, $25...
Standup comic’s act gets real in ‘Obvious Child’
Film will likely provoke laughs as well as conversations about a woman’s right to choose and Jewish heritage By MICHAEL...
Bringing ‘Rachel Calof’ home to North Dakota
Actress Kate Fuglei will perform her one-woman show, about the Russian Jewish immigrant who lived for 20 years on the...
Gabriel Kahane burnishes the popular song
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR Gabriel Kahane’s new album, The Ambassador (Sony Masterworks), is made up of 10 songs from 10 varied...
Motivated by righteousness
50 Children: One Ordinary American Couple’s Extraordinary Rescue Mission into the Heart of Nazi Germany, by Steven Pressman, Harper, 296...
Alon Nechushtan, band soar on Venture Bound
Pianist and composer Alon Nechushtan, a Tel Aviv native, presides over a talented crew of musicians that delivers the goods...
Philip Roth: Sacred and profane
The onetime ‘enfant terrible’ of the American Jewish community gets seminary honor By BETH KISSILEFF (JTA) — “What is being...
