Tag: American Jewish World

Hillel at the University of Minnesota will host “Semitic Idol VI” 7 p.m. Thursday, April 14 at Bnai Emet Synagogue, ...

Magen Tzedek rollout nears; Rabbi Morris Allen will speak Sunday, April 3 at St. Paul JCC

Kosher food companies will soon be able to display a seal that certifies they adhere to high ethical standards in ...

Who in the world is Bernard Herrmann?

Opera expert Phillip Gainsley offers insight into the composer’s work and his Minneapolis connection Â By PENNY GALINSON and BARBARA ...

Editorial: Let’s make the poor pay

Execute true justice; deal kindly and compassionately with one another. Do not oppress the widow, the orphan, the stranger, and ...

'A Platter of Chatter' — to go (+ recipe)

Upbeat local author and chef Margie Zats offers stories, recipes in new book By ERIN ELLIOTT BRYAN /Â Community News Editor ...

Julian Schnabel’s ‘Miral’ stirs controversy

Famous artist and director contends that film will advance dialogue about Israel-Palestine, but he’s wrong By RACHEL SHTEIR NEW YORK ...

The ‘Socalled’ Movie can be enjoyed in your home

Socalled, a.k.a. Josh Dolgin, the Montreal-based composer and klezmer/hip-hop artist, is known to millions from the brilliant YouTube video of ...

An unlikely, and quietly sensitive, German soldier

Reviewed by NEAL GENDLER It’s difficult or impossible to summon sympathy for a soldier in Hitler’s army — even one ...

Former Israeli President Katsav sentenced to prison