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Denver’s rabbi and state senator Fosters offer joint insights

PASSOVER EDITION 5776 SECTION C PAGE 9 Rabbi Steve and Joyce Foster understand how to navigate the perilous waters of religion, politics and the public limelight while...

Bob Dylan exhibit opens in Tel Aviv

PASSOVER EDITION 5776SECTION A PAGE 16 TEL AVIV — Like many before him, Asaf Galay will never forget the first time he heard Bob Dylan. It was right around the...

Lex Luthor embraces Jewish culture

LOS ANGELES — When the highly anticipated movie “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” opened nationally last week, several burning questions were finally answered....

Ann Goldstein

Training the spotlight on translators

By Erica Brody NEW YORK — It was back in the fall, at an event at BookCourt in Brooklyn, when translator Ann Goldstein was first asked for her autograph by […]

Itzhak Perlman: The man behind the strings

STAFFERS AT the Four Seasons Hotel, where celebrities assume false names to throw off the media and fans, reciprocate awed pleasure when you ask for Itzhak Perlman....

Dark charisma of ‘Son of Saul’

BERLIN — When the Hungarian-Jewish poet Geza Rohrig agreed to play the lead role in the Oscar-nominated Holocaust drama “Son of Saul,” he knew he was taking on a...

Best of the Jewish Film Fest

For 19 years, the Denver Jewish Film Festival has been a highlight on the arts and culture calendar. Through documentaries and feature films, the festival provides a...

Simcha built Kazan, Russia on rock n’ roll

KAZAN, Russia — When the six members of the Simcha klezmer band hauled their instruments into a dilapidated rehearsal space, no one suspected they were about to hijack...

Transformation at Tel Aviv’s Museum of the Jewish People

JERUSALEM — Museum designer Patrick Gallagher, 60, has been at the forefront of museum design and exhibit planning for decades. But perhaps no project has resonated as...

Chasidic band embraces spirituality, funk, fun

THERE’S NO one label for the deep, spiritual, funky, fun and eclectic tunes of one of the hottest new chasidic funk bands, Zusha. “What are we? What are you?” asks...