Esther Capp’s spirit lives on at Esther’s Table
By DORIS RUBENSTEIN Thinking of Jews whose names are associated with restaurants in the Twin Cities, the first names that ...
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Editorial: Trump’s shocking bigotry
On Dec. 2, Pres. Donald Trump spewed a string of invectives against Somali Americans in Minnesota. He referred to our ...
Local author remembers his father’s struggle against Nazism
Reviewed by NEAL GENDLER It’s hard to tell how angry Paul Mayer was at the Nazis who ended his law ...
Local social services agencies to merge
AJW Staff Report In October, Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Minneapolis (JFCS) announced that it will acquire Jewish Family ...
It’s time to submit entries for the 2025 AJW Hanuka Cover Contest
Want to see YOUR artwork on the cover of the American Jewish World? It’s time to get out those markers! ...
‘Purple Rain’ hits the stage in Minneapolis
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR I’ll start with my Prince stories. In 1983, I was writing and doing political organizing around various ...
Kfar Aza October 7 exhibition makes U.S. debut in St. Louis Park
(Editor's note: The exhibition, “Through Their Eyes: The Story of Kfar Azza on October 7, 2023," was on display through ...
Editorial: Remembering Charlie Kirk
On Sept. 10, during a public speaking event on the campus of Utah Valley University, an assassin shot and killed ...
Local Jewish artists show letterpress artworks at Bethel
By DORIS RUBENSTEIN For most Jewish World readers there’s seldom a reason for us to visit the campus of the ...
Asleep at the switch on Oct. 7
Reviewed by NEAL GENDLER Although Hamas is to blame for invading Israel Oct. 7, 2023, the authors of While Israel ...
