Arts
The global phenomenon of anti-Semitism
The Devil That Never Dies, by Daniel Jonah Goldhagen, Little, Brown, 485 pages, $30 Reviewed by NEAL GENDLER In his...
"The Attack" opens Aug. 23 at Edina Cinema
In his AJW review of The Attack, Michael Fox wrote that "Beirut-born, Paris-based writer-director Ziad Doueiri has crafted a searing...
Photographer Bert Stern shares his wild life story
The late Bert Stern, who died on June 26, was known as one of the greatest American photographers — capturing...
A hipster comes to town
Ben Sidran returns to Minneapolis on Aug. 29, for his annual gig at the Dakota Jazz Club By MORDECAI SPECKTOR...
A Jewish woman’s life on the prairie
Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company is presenting a one-woman show that details the harsh realities of life in North Dakota in...
Reflections of the past
The Retrospective, by A.B. Yehoshua, translated by Stuart Schoffman, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 336 pages, $26 Reviewed by NEAL GENDLER Charming,...
Argentinian Emmys recognize Jews, Israelis and the future pope
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (JTA) — A television program featuring a rabbi and the future Pope Francis was given a Martin...
Israel Diary 2013: Writing crime novels
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR Being from Minnesota, proximity to the sea has always been exciting for me. In Tel Aviv, thanks...
Arab Israelis search for meaningful lives
Second Person Singular (Grove Press), the third novel from acclaimed Arab Israeli writer Sayed Kashua, is now available in paperback...
Irving Berlin’s ‘love song’
God Bless America: The Surprising History of an Iconic Song, by Sheryl Kaskowitz, Oxford, 224 pages, $29.95 Reviewed by NEAL...
