Tim Sparks, Tom Lieberman will reunite for Feb. 7 coffeehouse concert at Beth El
Guitar virtuoso Tim Sparks will perform tunes by klezmer legend Naftule Brandwein at the Feb. 7 show. By MORDECAI SPECKTOR ...
Tag: American Jewish World
Harvey Pekar’s mundane tales appear in new collection
Harvey Pekar, the beloved Jewish curmudgeon from Cleveland, attained some renown with appearances on the Late Show with David Letterman ...
Yad Vashem offers virtual tour of 'My Homeland' exhibition on the Web
Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority in Jerusalem, has put its exhibition My Homeland — Holocaust Survivors in ...
No war no more
As a soldier in the Israel Defense Forces, Ari Folman arrived at the Beirut airport during Israel’s 1982 Lebanon War. ...
Two states or no state?
Yoni Shumacher, a 21-year-old paratrooper in the Israel Defense Forces, told me about the Gaza war this week. During a ...
Israel, Gaza and Obama
Should the American Jewish World provide varied sources of information and contending opinions about Israel, or should the paper simply ...
Former Sen. Norm Coleman to serve as consultant for Republican Jewish Coalition
Norm Coleman has a new job with the Washington-based Republican Jewish Coalition. (Photo: Mordecai Specktor)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) Executive ...
Haaretz: Israel intends to pull troops out of Gaza soon, says Olmert
Haaretz reports today that, according to Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, Israel has no intention to stay in the Gaza Strip ...
Victims of Madoff scam in Twin Cities reveal new details
The local fallout from the Bernard Madoff scam was updated in an article last week in Fortune magazine. Writer Dave Kansas, ...
Klez Dispensers swing and sing on new album
Klezmer aficionados in the New York City area know from the Klez Dispensers. However, the jazzy klezmorim don't get to ...
