Editorial: Repression in the guise of fighting antisemitism
Perhaps, you haven’t heard about it, but members of the Jewish clergy, locally and nationally, are standing against the Trump ...
Tag: Mordecai Specktor
On trumpet, Frank London
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR My last interview with Frank London took place nearly 10 years ago. The irrepressible trumpet player for ...
Editorial: In the ghetto
An interior view of the Spanish Synagogue in Venice, Italy. Construction of the largest and best known of the Venetian ...
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 ...
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 ...
Jewish cast members talk about the relevance of ‘Parade’
By DORIS RUBENSTEIN It’s been nearly a quarter-century since a Broadway production of Jewish playwright Alfred Uhry’s musical Parade came ...
Editorial: Trump 2.0
An illustration in The Fader (thefader.com) juxtaposed Time magazine covers featuring Donald Trump as the 2024 Person of the Year, ...
Editorial: An uncertain election aftermath
In the final days of the 2024 election season, the discourse has coarsened. A case in point is Donald Trump’s ...
Editorial: Walking in Memphis
A memorial wreath marks the spot on a balcony of the Lorraine Motel where Civil Rights Movement leader Martin Luther ...
Editorial: Pushing U.S., Israel to stop the Gaza war
On a visit to Israel more than 20 years ago, I found myself in a beautiful home located on a ...
