Coleman-Franken recount tussle brings in big bucks
Politico, MinnPost and the Star Tribune, among other outlets, reported today that the Federal Election Commission ruled that former Sen. ...
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Tony Kushner talks about art, politics and Minneapolis
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR Renowned playwright Tony Kushner returned briefly to Minneapolis last weekend. He wanted to see another performance of ...
Insurrection in Iran, via Twitter
People around the world have been riveted by news reports about the ongoing protests in Iran, and the brutal repression ...
Jewish Community Action takes part in Minneapolis rally for immigration reform
Rep. Luis Gutierrez, a member of Congress from the Chicago area, spoke at a press conference outside of Incarnation Church ...
Tony Kushner's torrent of words dazzles the Scando-Minnesotans
I dreamed about Tony Kushner the night before last. My repeated inquiries to the Guthrie Theater publicist about arranging a ...
Will gunman at U.S. Holocaust Museum be charged as a terrorist?
The American Jewish World published an editorial on April 24, "Obama and the rise of the Jew-haters,"Â which looked at the ...
Rabbi Manis Friedman denounced for his article on waging war ‘the Jewish way’
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR It was not the publicity the Lubavitchers were looking for. Rabbi Manis Friedman, an esteemed Chabad-Lubavitch rabbi ...
A lesson from Cairo
As this edition of the American Jewish World goes to press, it seems like there is an inordinate amount of ...
Socalled rocks a beloved Yiddish melody, with help from Theodore Bikel
Socalled (a.k.a. Josh Dolgin), the mixmaster from Montreal, has created an amazing music video for "(Rock The) Belz," from the ...
Mainstream press reports tiff over Rabbi Manis Friedman's views on fighting war the 'Jewish way'
A storm of controversy is swirling around Rabbi Manis Friedman, the Lubavitcher rabbi from St. Paul, who is now backpedaling ...
