Irving Berlin’s ‘love song’
God Bless America: The Surprising History of an Iconic Song, by Sheryl Kaskowitz, Oxford, 224 pages, $29.95 Reviewed by NEAL ...
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Maccabiah Bar Mitzva ceremony proves games are about more than sports
One week before the competition, Israel Connect hosts a mass Bar Mitzva ceremony for participants who never had one By ...
Marriage equality film to be screened Aug. 1
A screening of Edie & Thea: A Very Long Engagement, a documentary chronicling the lesbian couple whose case brought down ...
Keeping our kids safe
By SIVYA LEVENTHAL We want the best for our children and want to keep them safe. However, we can’t wrap ...
Israel Diary 2013: All that Israeli jazz
There are a ton of talented Israeli jazz musicians, but just a few public performance venues for them By MORDECAI ...
Celebrating life legacies
Sholom will host public events on Aug. 7 and 8 to celebrate those who have composed life stories and legacy ...
Editorial: Starve the children
Fortunately, I had finished eating my breakfast on Monday, when Rep. John Kline, the Republican representing Minnesota’s Second District in ...
Jews on the Fringe
The 2013 Twin Cities Fringe Festival runs Aug. 1-11 and features ‘so much Jewish content’ By DORIS RUBENSTEIN Jewish actors. ...
‘Resistance was the exception’
Resistance: Jews and Christians Who Defied the Nazi Terror, by Nechama Tec, Oxford, 245 pages, $27.95 Reviewed by NEAL GENDLER ...
4th Ward A.K.O. makes a splash with Abdul the Rabbi
The 4th Ward Afro-Klezmer Orchestra, a nine-piece ensemble playing a mish-mash of jazz-funk-rock-klezmer music, rips it up with their latest ...
