Arts
Hanuka has taken its place in American culture
Hanukkah in America: A History, by Dianne Ashton, New York University, 368 pages, $29.95 Reviewed by NEAL GENDLER If you...
Free screening: 'The Gatekeepers' tomorrow night at Macalester
J Street Minnesota and J Street U Macalester are hosting a free screening and discussion of the Academy Award-nominated documentary...
Funding wanes, but Jewish film fests thrive
Since launching in the 1980s, number of festivals in U.S. has grown to an estimated 100 By HEATHER PORTER BOSTON...
Anne Frank’s 'Diary' gets new musical treatment
James Whitbourn’s oratorio, Annelies, will make U.S. premiere in Edina Nov. 24 By DORIS RUBENSTEIN You’ve read the book. You’ve...
Guardians of Israel speak out
Dror Moreh’s award-winning documentary, The Gatekeepers, provides a view from the top of Israel’s Shin Bet security system — and...
Big Muse comes to town
Peter Himmelman’s creativity seminar, Big Muse, is open to all on Nov. 17 in Minneapolis By MORDECAI SPECKTOR The traditional...
FunSimcha Fair in Edina on Nov. 10
The first annual FunSimcha Fair will be held 12 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 10 at Pinstripes, 3849 Gallagher Dr.,...
‘Darlings’ revisits Beat poet's pivotal freshman year
Kill Your Darlings will open Nov. 15 at the Uptown Theater in Minneapolis By MICHAEL FOX When Allen Ginsberg left...
Living through the great Jewish upheavals
The Family: Three Journeys into the Heart of the Twentieth Century, by David Laskin, Viking, 383 pages, $32 Reviewed by...
When your wife turns out to be a terrorist
After a brief recent theatrical run, The Attack (Cohen Media Group) is available for home viewing on DVD and Blu-ray....
