Hidden Pearl: A Story About Courage, Hope and Resilience is Judy (pen name J.E.) Laufer’s second book in the young adult genre, and it is fast becoming as well received as her first, Choices: The True Story of One Family’s Daring Escape to Freedom. In fact, Hidden Pearl won the 2019 Moonbeam Children’s Book Award…
November Jewish Book Month – in time for the Hanukkah gift-giving season. Sponsored by the Jewish Book Council, this annual event highlights the Jewish community’s contribution to the world of publishing. The following are some titles we wanted to share. KIDS BOOKS It’s a Mitzvah! by Julie Merberg, illustrations by Beck Feiner, Downtown Bookworks (Sept….
Have you noticed how people’s lives sometimes mirror their own artistic endeavors? Take Lauren Grossman, for instance. This multi-faceted lady entertained friends as a talented juggler back in college. Today, the busy 64-year-old juggles with the same dexterity her own health issues, activities as a wife and mother, managing her husband’s dental practice and working…
Zusha, the Hasidic/Soul/Fusion/Folk band seeking to inspire the world through their original music, has released their fourth studio album “When The Sea Split” available on all platforms Sept. 1. Today they released a video of their new single – Ad Shetehe. The album is an aural journey towards authenticity, weaving lo-fi iPhone recording of songs…
Photo: ¡FlaMÉXico! at Lincoln Center, New York City. Photo courtesy Ani Collier Jewish Family & Children’s Services of Southern Arizona, a non-profit mental health and community services organization, is excited to host an enchanting evening of multicultural music and dance at the historic Fox Tucson Theatre headlined by Jácome Flamenco’s nationally-acclaimed flamenco production ¡FlaMÉXico! on…
Photo: The members of Mames Babegenush: Andreas Møllerhøj: double bass; Lukas Rande: saxophones; Morten Ærø: drums; Nicolai Kornerup: accordion; Bo Rande: flugelhorn and Emil Goldschmidt: clarinet. Concert goers in the Valley are in for a treat when Mames Babegenush performs at the Musical Instrument Museum on Monday, Aug. 26, at 7 pm. The band’s original…
For the first time ever in its 55-year history, the musically complete cast recording of “Fiddler on the Roof” will be released, including 11 songs in English that were cut from the original Broadway production in 1964. Available for streaming and download now via Time Life, the collection is also notable for its use of…
Crystal City Entertainment and Maimonides Fund have formally issued a request for proposals for the inaugural Jewish Writers’ Initiative, a national, year-long program to incubate commercial, Jewish-themed scripts for mainstream film, television and digital media platforms. The year-long program features seminars in Los Angeles, New York and Israel, along with monetary stipends and industry support….
PHOTO: Left to right -Moshe Nafisi, BZ Ingber, Kolev Klein, Moshe Bloch compete in SKILL’IT Cook Off Hosted by Comedian Elon Gold. Cook Off premiered on Kosher.com this past weekend. It’s a chef-eat-chef world out there. When Kosher.com announced SKILL’IT West Coast, the latest smack-down for masters of kosher cuisine, hundreds of the toughest guys…
Photo: Michael Pierre Price’s print “Albero Vitruviano” is one of the pieces on exhibit. Seventy-four artists, including the 12 members of the Five15Arts @ Chartreuse art collective, will display their work in the Eighth Annual Five15Arts to the Power of Five invitational exhibit. The opening is First Friday, July 5, at 1301 NW Grand Ave…
