Les Block, our music maven
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR It’s hard to know where to start when writing a remembrance of Les Block, a multifaceted musician, ...
Tag: University of Minnesota
A guide to Jewish artists at Twin Cities art fairs
By DORIS RUBENSTEIN Ahh! Summer in Minnesota. There’s nothing like it: biking, canoeing, picnicking, outdoor concerts. And art fairs. Early ...
Book explores the bard of Hibbing’s local roots
Reviewed by MORDECAI SPECKTOR The Dylanologists never sleep. At least it seems that way for the coterie of Bob Dylan ...
There’s always at least one doctor in the house
By DORIS RUBENSTEIN Unique. Or at least unique to Minnesota: That’s Daniel Volovets. Can you think of anyone else around ...
Holocaust, genocide education bill progresses in Legislature
By ELANA WARREN / Assistant Editor Rep. Frank Hornstein (DFL-Minneapolis) introduced a bill on March 8 to mandate education about ...
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 ...
University of Minnesota receives grant for antisemitism education
By ELANA WARREN / Assistant Editor The Academic Engagement Network (AEN) announced in early September that it awarded antisemitism education ...
Local Jewish artists beautify Minnesota Hillel chapel
By DORIS RUBENSTEIN Bezalel is mentioned numerous times in the Torah’s Book of Numbers as being the architect of the ...
Upper Midwest Jewish Archives fundraises for full-time archivist
By ELANA WARREN / Assistant Editor At the Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives, you can find anything ...
Practicing medicine and creating art for a ‘kinder world’
By ELANA WARREN / Assistant Editor “I enjoy every minute of life,” Dr. Robert O. Fisch told the Minnesota Daily ...
