Arts Features

Maestro Gianandrea Noseda and Violinist Gil Shaham Enthrall the Kennedy Center Crowd

During this time of war in the Middle East, constant news and anxiety for the Israeli hostages in Gaza and Palestinians in Gaza who...

Olney Theatre Center’s ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ Breaks with Tradition, Gently

As director/choreographer, Jerome Robbins was working on the 1964 path-breaking musical “Fiddler on the Roof.” At each meeting with lyricist Sheldon Harnick and composer...

From Behind the Desk to Behind the Camera: Leslie Shampaine Makes Her First Film

The Washington, D.C., region is no Hollywood, but it has its own film industry, focusing on broadcast journalism, primarily news, documentaries and special projects...

The new Lillian and Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum believes the past needs input...

  It’s home. It’s staying put. And the modest, 1876-era, red-brick building that began its existence as Adas Israel Congregation — which has been moved...

Swiss historical drama ‘Labyrinth of Peace’ shatters the myth of Switzerland’s neutrality in WWII

Sponsored By Debra Nussbaum Cohen It’s Switzerland in 1945 and the war has just ended. A group of deeply traumatized, ragged-looking...

Northern Virginia Picks Its Top New Jewish Play

A swift-moving comic satire that pits two ambitious social media interns against each other marketing the state of Israel was the top vote-getter Sunday...

Choice Offerings at JxJ

This year’s 10-day JxJ D.C. Jewish Film x Music Festival runs from May 11 through 21, at locations in the District, Bethesda and Fairfax,...

Arnold Polinger Keeps the Music Alive

It was no coincidence that Arnold Polinger’s mother became friends with cellist Yo-Yo Ma. Polinger’s parents, Geraldine and Howard Polinger, invited the musician to perform...

Yael Luttwak takes the helm of JxJ D.C. Jewish Film x Music Festival

Yael Luttwak never expected she would be an artistic director, curating a program of contemporary Jewish films and music groups. Yet, since September, when...

Daughter and Granddaughter Seek Answer to a Mystery

  Review “The Woman Beyond the Sea” by Sarit Yishai-Levi. Translated by Gilah Kahn-Hoffmann. Seattle: Amazon Crossing, 2023. 404 pages. $16.99. The author of this wonderful book...