Which Jewish musician has roots on the Iron Range and has a new recording coming out soon? If you guessed the obvious, you’re wrong! The answer is Dan Israel. Dan Israel was born in St. Louis Park, ...
Reviewed by NEAL GENDLER There’s no straight line between the Venice and Warsaw ghettos, says historian Alexander Lee in The ...
By ELANA WARREN / Assistant Editor With descendants of Kinder-transport children in attendance, the Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota ...
By DORIS RUBENSTEIN Tuesdays with Morrie is the true story of Detroit Free Press’ Jewish sportswriter Mitch Albom and his ...
Jewish World readers might not be familiar with the ways of the Amish. Specifically, the practice of social shunning, also ...
Jewish festivals have various durations: Purim lasts but one day, while Hanuka encompasses eight crazy nights (as the song goes). St. Paul’s Six Points Theater (formerly the Minnesota Jewish Theatre ...
Half a century later, Gordon’s observation was reiterated in Hyman Berman and Linda Schloff’s 2002 contribution to “The People of Minnesota” series, Jews in Minnesota, with the addendum: “One legacy ...
In my travels through Europe and Israel, I’ve made a point of visiting houses of worship — mainly, synagogues, churches and cathedrals. They are marvels of architecture and some of them are ...
The Thessaloniki Holocaust memorial stands outside of Eleftherias Square, meant to be a memorial park, now just a parking lot. Depicted within the sculpture by Jewish sculptor and Holocaust survivor ...
Country music is not the most Jewish of musical genres, but neither is it bereft of Jews. There have been a handful of well-known Jewish performers, including Ray Benson, Kinky Friedman and David ...
Want to see YOUR artwork on the cover of the American Jewish World? It’s time to get out those markers! We’re looking for colorful drawings by budding artists to feature on the cover of our Hanuka ...
Maurer was an athlete and scholar, a passionate art collector, innovative museum director and curator, charismatic lecturer and devoted father and grandfather. Born in Newark, New Jersey, Maurer ...
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