Editorial: Josie Johnson is worried about America
The job of editing a newspaper entails certain compromises and the occasional pangs of conscience. At the top, I want ...
Tag: Mordecai Specktor
They say there’s always magic in the air
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR In the 1960s, American pop music had an address: the Brill Building, 1619 Broadway, New York City. ...
Editorial: Beyond the elections
The October issue of The Atlantic magazine included a number of articles billed under the general theme: “You call this ...
2013 AJW Community Guide set for Nov. 30
The 2013 AJW Community Guide, a comprehensive directory of Jewish resources in Minnesota, is set for publication Nov. 30 — ...
Editorial: A roof over our heads
The Web site of the Union for Reform Judaism informs us that “Sukkot, a Hebrew word meaning ‘booths’ or ‘huts,’ ...
Editorial: What we think about when we think about the High Holidays
The traditional greeting for Rosh Hashana is “L’shana tova tikatevu” — “May you be inscribed for a good year.” The ...
Famous Jews in American music — from Irving Berlin to Matisyahu
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR It’s hard to imagine American popular song without the contributions of Jewish composers and lyricists. Names like ...
Editorial: My interview with a former racist skinhead
Arno Michaelis, a former racist skinhead, could not keep track of the press interviews he had done in recent days. ...
ConAgra/Hebrew National moves to dismiss lawsuit over kosher status
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR On July 26, ConAgra Foods, Inc. filed a motion in U.S. District Court in St. Paul to ...
Editorial: Shades of ‘Tail-Gunner Joe’
The Merriam-Webster online dictionary defines “McCarthyism” as a “mid-20th century political attitude characterized chiefly by opposition to elements held to ...
