Holocaust scholar Deborah Lipstadt on the making of ‘Denial’
‘You have to be ready to stand up for facts’ Holocaust scholar Deborah Lipstadt on the making of ‘Denial’
A justice in her own words Review
“My Own Words” by Ruth Bader Ginsburg with Mary Hartnett and Wendy W. Williams. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2016. 383 pages. $30. “My Own Words” is not a classic autobiography. It is a collection of speeches, introductions, essays, statements, articles, opinions and more written over the years by Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg,… Read More
The Jewish impresario behind the Ramones, the Doors and other rock legends
If you’re a rock fan, no matter your age, you’ve probably heard of the Doors, the Ramones and the Stooges. But chances are you haven’t heard of Danny Fields. Fields, a Jewish guy from Forest Hills, Queens, deftly made the punk scene happen. He helped sign now-iconic groups to record labels, get them on magazine… Read More
The recurring need to recall Anne Frank An untamable teenager is the center of attention in Olney Theatre Center’s staging of the classic play
An untamable teenager is the center of attention in Olney Theatre Center’s staging of the classic play
Queen bee of Jewish music With her “Jewish Community Radio” hour, Estelle Deutsch Abraham has offered Jewish culture for 30 years
With her “Jewish Community Radio” hour, Estelle Deutsch Abraham has offered Jewish culture for 30 years
Angels, fetuses populate these Washington stories Revue
“Bertrand Court” by Michelle Brafman. Prospect Books, 2016. 264 pages. $24.95 This book deals with the nitty gritty of human existence, the highs and lows of everyday life. In a series of connected short stories, which were previously published in various venues, it focuses on, among other issues, a woman haunted by her inability to… Read More
We need to stop overcooking for the holidays
As a young woman at Jewish holiday tables, I never felt comfortable with being the “woman in charge” of cooking. I associated that role with overcooking (too much food at the table) and pushing people to eat more food, even after they were full. Yet when I got older and started cooking for the Jewish… Read More
Tony Kushner’s journey without embellishments Review
“Angels in America: Millennium Approaches” feels relevant in our current political environment
Nature of American Judaism in a nutshell Theater J’s season opener, “The Last Schwartz,” shows a family that won’t go down without a fight
Deborah Zoe Laufer’s comedy with a dark underbelly navigates the heights and depths of a Jewish family gathering for their father’s first yahrzeit. The play, written in 1999, makes its regional premiere in the Goldman Theater of the Edlavitch DCJCC through Oct. 2. This season opener is tautly directed by newly appointed artistic director Adam… Read More
Review: ‘Demon’ updates dybbuk with echoes of Holocaust
The first “character” we meet in Marcin Wrona’s coolly fascinating “Demon” is a yellow bulldozer, rolling menacingly through the empty streets of a Polish village. It’s a harbinger, as well as a metaphor — but of what? Bulldozers dig, and they bury. Both tasks are central to the plot of “Demon,” which seizes on the… Read More
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