Sharon’s got a brand-new bag
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR Among the many great musicians to come out of the Twin Cities in recent decades, few are ...
Tag: American Jewish World
Sam climbs her way to a better life
Reviewed by NEAL GENDLER For understandable reasons Sam is not a happy girl, so Allegra Goodman’s very engaging Sam is ...
Editorial: In Yucatán
It’s good to change your routine and surroundings on occasion. I hadn’t taken a winter vacation in many years; but ...
‘Trayf’ probes Chasidic life
By DORIS RUBENSTEIN During the 10 years that I lived in Brooklyn (1974-1984), I had two encounters with the Chabad ...
From a brothel to a Brooklyn dress shop
Reviewed by NEAL GENDLER It seems unlikely that a former owner of a classy New Orleans brothel, a teenage seamstress ...
On the 100th anniversary of Martin Buber’s ‘I and Thou’
By EARL SCHWARTZ In the hundred years since its publication, Martin Buber’s Ich und Du (I and Thou) has turned ...
In local appearance Nick Winton told the story of his father, humanitarian Sir Nicholas Winton
By ELANA WARREN / Assistant Editor Sir Nicholas Winton is known for just nine months of his life. Those nine ...
Not Great Britain’s finest hour
Reviewed by NEAL GENDLER Three weeks short of 17, orphaned Peter Fleischmann escaped Nazi Germany with the famed Kindertransport only ...
Our best marketing opportunity of the year
There is still a window of opportunity to advertise in the 2023 Community Guide, our comprehensive directory of Jewish resources ...
Editorial: Jew hating makes a comeback
And for the miracles and for the wonders and for the mighty deeds and for the salvations and for the ...
