Set a place for Andrew Zimmern at the dinner table
By DORIS RUBENSTEIN Since I started covering the arts for the American Jewish World in 2007, I thought I’d touched ...
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Sharon’s got a brand-new bag
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR Among the many great musicians to come out of the Twin Cities in recent decades, few are ...
On the 100th anniversary of Martin Buber’s ‘I and Thou’
By EARL SCHWARTZ In the hundred years since its publication, Martin Buber’s Ich und Du (I and Thou) has turned ...
Shmita Project showcases varied arts
By DORIS RUBENSTEIN When I first heard about the Shmita Project exhibition at the Minnesota JCC, I wondered, “What kind ...
Accordion virtuoso Mark Stillman’s long and winding road
By DORIS RUBENSTEIN The accordion may be the Rodney Dangerfield of the musical instrument world – it gets no respect ...
Sabina Zimering, Shoah survivor, doctor and educator, dies
By ELANA WARREN / Assistant Editor The Polish girl who narrowly escaped death multiple times during the Shoah went on ...
Dan Israel sticks close to his Minnesota home
By DORIS RUBENSTEIN Which Jewish musician has roots on the Iron Range and has a new recording coming out soon? ...
Gustavus Adolphus professor works to expand college’s collection of Jewish books
By ADRIAN GLASS-MOORE As the first official professor of Jewish studies at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minn., Samuel ...
Norm Ornstein lives in Washington, but thinks globally
By DORIS RUBENSTEIN You’ve seen him on MSNBC and on PBS. You’ve read his opinion pieces in the Star Tribune, ...
Sharon Isbin discusses her Minnesota roots
By DORIS RUBENSTEIN American Jewish World readers who are also classical music aficionados already know that world-renowned classical guitarist Sharon ...
