I grew up in New York. I went to college in New York City. I left and...
The Arts
Artists have been known from time immemorial as boot lickers of the wealthy and powerful. In the...
I’d like to wish my readers a happy Hanukah, eight days full of light, hope and joy....
My brother visited this weekend for Thanksgiving and told me he’d heard from an old friend I...
Oh how you can tell after reading this that we’re the parents of small children! My wife...
The NY Times featured an interesting article about a new Israeli film, The Band’s Visit, which sounded...
Now for a bit of shameless promotion in a good cause. I participate in the Amazon Associates...
Ira Glunts, one of my readers, wrote recommending an important book about the settlements which just came...
Marcel Khalife made a triumphant return to Seattle tonight to open the U.S. leg of his North...
Marcel Khalife cancelled by Salvation Army I’ve been writing for a few days about the cancellation of...
Eldridge Street front facade First, a confession. When my wife and I married in 1998 in New...
It’s been a busy week for Daniel Barenboim, internationally-renowned conductor and champion of Israeli-Palestinian peace. Yesterday, the...
