Andy Statman: Ascending on the wings of music
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR Andy Statman, a musician’s musician, who has played with everyone from Bob Dylan to Itzhak Perlman, returns ...
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Editorial: Israel and Hamas bring the pain
Israel is at war with Hamas, again. You can spend all day reading news reports and commentaries — and wind ...
A more intimate clarinet festival
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR Jazz clarinetist Anat Cohen reports that she was spared the calamitous effects of Hurricane Sandy. “We’re some ...
Kafkaesque stories from Israel
Acclaimed Israeli author and filmmaker Etgar Keret will speak Nov. 14 at the Sabes JCC By MORDECAI SPECKTOR Israeli author ...
Editorial: Troubling news from Israel
As the American Jewish World goes to press this week, the results of the 2012 elections are unknown. Nate Silver’s ...
A poet from the Jewish state
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR Israeli singer-songwriter David Broza has not played the Twin Cities in nearly 10 years. His last show ...
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 ...
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 — ...
