by Peter Arnold | Mar 24, 2020 | Arts & Life, Books, The Arts
In some ways, Jeffrey Kluger’s newest book, “Raise Your Voice: 12 Protests that Shaped America,” couldn’t come at a better time. With the challenges facing the United States and world right now with the coronavirus outbreak, young people desperately need heroes, a... read more
by Stephen Silver | Mar 17, 2020 | Arts & Life, Books, The Arts
In the early 2000s, director and cinematographer Barry Sonnenfeld got into a shouting match with Larry David at a hotel breakfast in New York. Donald Trump was in the room, too. The topic of the argument? Who was more neurotic. “As a Jew, you want to be No. 1,”... read more
by Simone Ellin, Associate Editor | Mar 10, 2020 | Arts & Life, Books, The Arts
(Editor’s Note: This event has been cancelled by its organizers due to the coronavirus situation. The Soul Center hopes to present Lori Gottlieb’s talk virtually in the future.) If you’re in therapy, maybe you’ve wondered how your therapist really feels about... read more
by Simone Ellin, Associate Editor | Feb 21, 2020 | Arts & Life, Books, The Arts
Tracy Walder was a young Jewish sorority sister in her junior year at the University of Southern California in the spring of 1999 when she stopped by the CIA’s recruitment table at an on-campus job fair. Walder, who planned to be a high school history teacher, didn’t... read more
by Emma Snyder | Feb 19, 2020 | Arts & Life, Books, The Arts
Seeking your next good read? Emma Snyder, owner of the Ivy Bookshop at 6080 Falls Road in Mount Washington, offers recommendations for must-read titles for adults and children. Fiction “Such a Fun Age” (Hardcover)By Kiley Reid, G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 320 pages, $26... read more
by Gabe Friedman | Feb 14, 2020 | Arts & Life, Books, The Arts
It’s not just “yiddo.” The Oxford English Dictionary recently added a slew of Jewish-themed and Yiddish terms, some of which are sure to offend. The venerable institution’s list of new entries for January 2020 contains dozens of items with Jewish content, from... read more
by Aliza Friedlander | Jan 27, 2020 | Arts & Life, Books, The Arts
(Editor’s Note: This event has been cancelled due to Brandeis University policy and the coronavirus situation. Organizers say it will be rescheduled.) Independent film and TV producer Marra B. Gad is no stranger to these parts. A Baltimore Hebrew University... read more
by Penny Schwartz | Dec 25, 2019 | Arts & Life, Books
As a child, Sheryl Haft was captivated by the sounds of her grandparents speaking Yiddish. Sing-songy terms of endearment like bubbala and mamleh shayne sparked joy when her grandmother used them. Grittier words like shmendrick and kvetch tickled her funny bone. Now,... read more
by Emma Snyder | Dec 18, 2019 | Arts & Life, Books, The Arts
Seeking your next good read? Emma Snyder, owner of The Ivy Bookshop at 6080 Falls Road in Mount Washington, offers recommendations for must-read titles for adults and children. FICTION “Fleishman Is In Trouble” (Hardcover)By Taffy Brodesser- Akner, Random House,... read more
by Simone Ellin, Associate Editor | Dec 4, 2019 | Arts & Life, Books
Author and sports journalist Mitch Albom is best known for his 1997 memoir, “Tuesdays with Morrie” (Broadway Books). Albom’s new memoir, “Finding Chika: A Little Girl, an Earthquake and the Making of a Family”(Harper), tells the true story of a young Haitian orphan... read more
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