Kathryn Schulz’s memoir soars on the wings of love
Review
“Lost & Found” by Kathryn Schulz. New York: Random House, 2022. 256 pages. $27.
It was the worst of books. It was the best of...
Mila Kunis tears up in multifaceted talk ranging from family to films
Jewish actress Mila Kunis has charmed millions of fans around the world, but did she charm her way into America?
After a screening of her...
Solomon Schechter superstar Arnold Saltzman’s opera ‘Geniza: Hidden Fragments’ unlocks a trove of Jewish...
Lisa Traiger | Arts Correspondent
Cantor and Rabbi Arnold Saltzman arrived in Washington, D.C., in 1981 to serve Adas Israel Congregation with his soulful voice...
Arnold Saltzman’s opera ‘Geniza: Hidden Fragments’ unlocks a trove of Jewish history
Cantor and Rabbi Arnold Saltzman arrived in Washington, D.C., in 1981 to serve Adas Israel Congregation with his soulful voice and inherent understanding of...
In ‘Leopoldstadt,’ Tom Stoppard tackles the Holocaust, intermarriage, Zionism — and his own Jewishness
Speaking on the phone from an empty balcony in the Longacre Theater in New York, several hours before a preview performance of his latest...
Fall arts preview
This fall, Jewish cultural venues in the Washington area will showcase a little less Zoom and a lot more live programming. Producers are offering...
Ari Roth’s third act
Theater producer and playwright Ari Roth last made headlines in the fall of 2020, when he resigned from Mosaic Theater Company, which he founded...
Theater J’s ‘Old Stock’ takes the immigrant saga to Canada
We Jews are wanderers. It’s both an intergenerational curse and survival mechanism. That trunks, satchels and suitcases have always been at the ready, for...
Leonard Bernstein’s Jewish ‘Mass’ returns to its Washington source
When Leonard Bernstein’s “Mass” opened the Kennedy Center in 1971, it was the social event of the season. And tensions were high. America was...
A Nina’s-eye-view of the Supreme Court and RBG
REVIEW
“Dinners With Ruth: A Memoir on the Power of Friendships” by Nina Totenberg. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2022. 304 pages $27.99.
If kindness and...
