Arts
A wizard of the banjo
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR Musicologists say that the banjo had its origins in West Africa. A number of banjo-type instruments have...
Oran Etkin’s travels inspire 'Gathering Light'
Israeli native Oran Etkin grew up in the United States, and he credits this country’s blues and jazz musicians (Yusef...
Shtetls in a new light
The Golden Age Shtetl: A New History of Jewish Life in East Europe, by Yohanan Petrovsky-Shtern, Princeton, 431 pages, $29.95...
Rimon salon to feature playwright Sun Mee Chomet
The Rimon Artist Salon Series will conclude its season with “Writing Backwards: Finding Meaning in a Family’s Past” 7 p.m....
‘Jaffa’ solicits youthful dancing partners for peace
Ballroom dancer Pierre Dulaine is a lifelong proponent of partnered dancing as a way to develop social skills and self-confidence...
Playing the soundtrack of Israel
Marking 10 years of recording and performing success, the Idan Raichel Project schedules a St. Paul concert By MORDECAI SPECKTOR...
It’s Supermensch!
The History of Invulnerability challenges what we think we know about Superman and his Jewish creators By DORIS RUBENSTEIN For...
Anita Diamant will speak at Hillel fundraiser
Acclaimed author will talk about her most recent novel, Day After Night, a story of four women in a British...
Menachem Begin for the Jews
Menachem Begin: The Battle for Israel’s Soul, by Daniel Gordis, Schocken, 311 pages, $27.95 Reviewed by NEAL GENDLER Daniel Gordis...
‘A Bintel Brief’ conjures Forward’s sage editor
“A Bintel Brief” (Yiddish for “A Bundle of Letters”) was the popular advice column that began running, in 1906, in...
