Arts
On the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks
Leonard Cohen's song "Who by Fire" is based on the "Unetane Tokef" prayer from the High Holy Days liturgies. Do...
An amazing life
Shoah survivor Sam Rafowitz is the subject of new documentary By MORDECAI SPECKTOR Sam Rafowitz, a native of Warsaw, Poland,...
Jewish and bluish
A native of South Africa, Saul Kaye was smitten by the sound of blues music at an early age By...
'Sholem Aleichem' filmmaker flourishes on ideas
Director Joseph Dorman wants to show the real Yiddish writer, who has been hidden ‘for years and years and years’...
Prejudice and photography
Reviewed by NEAL GENDLER Remember the wire-service photo in 2000 of a bleeding civilian sitting in front of a shouting,...
Afro-Semitic Experience explores the Days of Awe
The new album from the Afro-Semitic Experience, Further Definitions of the Days of Awe (Reckless DC Music), recasts liturgical music...
‘The Debt’ explores Israeli justice — and revenge
Director John Madden maintains integrity of serious subject matter in remake of Israeli spy thriller By MICHAEL FOX The announcement...
Jerry Leiber, renowned rock ‘n’ roll lyricist, dies
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR Jerry Leiber provided the lyrics and his partner, Mike Stoller, wrote the music for a slew of...
'The Names of Love': Full frontal comedy, politics
Sensational performance by Sara Forestier, as leftist libertine, buoys zany French sex comedy (Editor's note: Because of incorrect information provided...
Lerner publishes books for older children
New fall titles introduce a famous mime, an ‘escape artist’ and environmentally friendly Bible stories By ERIN ELLIOTT BRYAN /...
