Size definitely matters in light-hearted Israeli comedy
March 17, 2010
In A Matter of Size, Herzl and his friends are part of a weight-loss club where no one ever seems to make progress, according to the scolding tongue and withering eye of the group leader, who banishes Herzl as a hopeless case and bad influence. Read More
Finding his voice
A rabbi’s son taps tradition to make ‘Something New’
March 15, 2010
To hear about Avi Wisnia is to be reminded of The Jazz Singer, the pioneering talkie of 1927 that is the story of a cantor’s son who defies religious and family traditions to become a popular mainstream vocalist. Read More
Kunstler’s daughters revive legacy in documentary
March 10, 2010
Late in their revelatory and inspiring documentary William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe, Emily and Sarah Kunstler include a vintage clip of their iconic father delivering a pithy self-assessment. Read More
Computers and seniors do go together
March 3, 2010
Seniors and baby boomers are two of the Internet’s fastest growing segments and statistics show further engagement and communication within social communities. Seniors are utilizing high-visibility social outlets to learn, interact, and promote themselves. Read More
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Prof taps Jewish background for novel
February 24, 2010
During a career spanning 41 years at Rutgers University and 13 books, Dr. Michael Aaron Rockland has tackled everything from the New Jersey Turnpike to the George Washington Bridge. Read More
If Rabbi Meir’s wife had a voice
Local author mixes fact, fiction to depict Jews of Middle Ages
February 24, 2010
If New Jerseyan Michelle Cameron could reach across the generations to her famous 13th-century ancestor, Rabbi Meir of Rothenberg, she knows exactly what she would ask. “What was it like to stand there in that Paris market square and watch the burning of the Talmud?” Read More
Who says not every day is Purim?
February 24, 2010
When it comes to life in Israel, there’s a steady stream of reasons to laugh year-round. Just open the Hebrew papers on any given day for at least one incredible snippet of what passes for normalcy in the Jewish state. Read More
Volume considers Jewish gems of the ‘diamond’
February 17, 2010
NJ Jewish News features and sports editor Ron Kaplan was asked to write the foreword for Jews and Baseball, Volume 2: The Post-Greenberg Years, 1949-2008, by Burton and Benita Boxerman. With Spring Training beginning this week, it seems like appropriate reading. Read More
The quandary in the closet
My uncle left behind some Nazi artifacts, and a dilemma for me
February 10, 2010
Is it ever okay for Jews to benefit financially from the Nazis? This is not a hypothetical question. Read More
Artist, 95, shows his cards
Exhibit is celebration of a creative explosion that began late in life
February 3, 2010
George Tarr’s home in West Orange is so full of his artworks, it’s quite clear that showing or selling them has never been his priority. The 95-year-old paints and sculpts and carves for sheer pleasure — and with apparently undiminished vitality. Read More
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