Editorial: In the ghetto
An interior view of the Spanish Synagogue in Venice, Italy. Construction of the largest and best known of the Venetian ...
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Surviving the hell of death camps
Reviewed by NEAL GENDLER Josef Lewkowicz, a survivor of the notorious Płaszów concentration camp and five others, says he’s no ...
Natalie Fine Shapiro’s artworks bring the colors of spring
By DORIS RUBENSTEIN Spring is a cause for celebration. The Christians have Easter. We have Passover. But for local artist ...
Kim Kivens treads the boards in CDT’s production of ‘Grease’
The cast of "Grease," with Kim Kivens front and center, at Chanhassen Dinner Theatres. (Photo: Dan Norman) By DORIS RUBENSTEIN ...
Taking care of little Joel
Reviewed by NEAL GENDLER London bachelor Téo Erskine’s monthly visit to his ailing father Vic turns into an unwelcome surprise: ...
Editorial: Will Trump turn on Israel, too?
As we were going to press with our February issue, a rather extraordinary spectacle was taking place at the White ...
Moving Jews beyond Hitler’s reach
Reviewed by NEAL GENDLER Best known among Shoah rescuers is Raoul Wallenberg, the courageous Swede who saved thousands of Hungarian ...
Jewish Cubans survive the island’s economic collapse
By MICHAEL APPLEMAN During my December humanitarian mission to Havana, Cuba, after visa and immigration impediments at José Martí International ...
Editorial: Trump and his oligarchs capture the state
Elon Musk's gesture during an Inauguration Day rally ignited debate over whether he intended to deliver what looked like a ...
Entering the age of invisibility
Reviewed by NEAL GENDLER In 79 years, Andrea Gilats has had a lot to endure. Perhaps the worst was the ...
