Culture
Denver’s rabbi and state senator Fosters offer joint insights
Andrea JacobsApr 21, 2016
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
Debra Kamin, JTAApr 21, 2016
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
Curt Schleier, JTAMar 31, 2016
LOS ANGELES When the highly anticipated movie Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice opened nationally last week, several burning questions were finally answered....
Itzhak Perlman: The man behind the strings
Andrea JacobsMar 03, 2016
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’
Cnaan Liphshiz, JTAFeb 25, 2016
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...
Simcha built Kazan, Russia on rock n’ roll
Cnaan Liphshiz, JTAFeb 04, 2016
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
Debra Kamin, JTAFeb 04, 2016
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
Maayan Jaffe-Hoffman, JNSJan 28, 2016
THERES 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...