Arts & Culture

An interview with the author of ‘Cult City.’ We are approaching the 40th anniversary of two shocking events that most people are unaware are linked: the assassinations of San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk and Mayor George Moscone by disgruntled Supervisor Dan…

Goldman Sachs, the American multinational investment bank and financial services company, known world over, had its dark underside exposed in a book written by one of its ex-employees who taped conversation of executives and had it published in an expose….

I was at a roundtable discussion back in the 1990s with a Supreme Court justice when the question of abortion came up. The full implications of the 1992 Planned Parenthood v. Casey decision had finally been internalized by the pro-life thinkers in the room,…

The exceptional vocal presence Shulem exhibited on his YouTube videos was enough to convince Graham Parker, who oversees Universal Music’s Decca Gold imprint, to search Shulem out and sign him to the label. On Wednesday, October 17, Shulem will give…

“Boycotts do not cause peace. Boycotts cause more division among people. More polarization,” says the New York director of Creative Community for Peace, which supports artists and encourages artists to perform in Israel Since its founding in 2005, the Boycott,…

Quick quiz. Find the main difference between these brief excerpts from accounts of the world’s two major faiths. First, this: Christians believe [Jesus Christ] to be the Son of God….according to Christian teaching after three days he rose from the…

Stars from Rihanna and Beyoncé to Gigi Hadid, Halle Berry and Meghan Markle are wearing pieces from these talented Israeli designers. With fashion accessible at our fingertips via e-commerce, shopping apps and social media, the past few years have seen…

Sondheim Sublime, a new album from Tony Award-nominated singer & actress Melissa Errico will be released on November 2 by Ghostlight Records. Produced by Rob Mathes (Sting) and Executive Producer Kurt Deutsch, with Sondheim Sublime Melissa Errico shows us a…

Striking Israeli Drama’s North American Theatrical Roll-Out Begins Late Sept 2018 Breaking Glass Pictures will release the award-winning, Israeli film festival favorite Scaffolding in New York later this month and Los Angeles in early October. Additional markets to be announced…

28-year-old Brooklyn born and raised tenor Shulem Lemmer is seen here singing the “Star Spangled Banner” at a major league baseball game.   At the end of June of this year, it was reported that the Belzer Hassid was signed to…

You want evidence of Justice Department and media corruption? Coulter’s got the goods – in spades – and served with her signature rapier wit. Resistance Is Futile doesn’t simply rehash talking points about Hillary’s serial lawbreaking, Mueller’s partisan probe, or Deep…

Israeli singer and actress Shiri Maimon is living her dream with her new role as the main character, Roxie Hart, in the musical “Chicago.” Situated in the Times Square restaurant, Sardi’s, she is off to a great start. “I didn’t…

Edited by: JV Staff Concerts include performances with:  Emerson String Quartet presented by Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center on October 21; principal musicians of the New York Philharmonic on November 24; violinist Laura Frautschi and cellist Stephen Isserlis presented…

There was Muneira, who planned to blow herself up at a hospital near Tel Aviv. There was Jemilla, who escorted a young boy to his suicide bombing at a market; he was excited he soon would be meeting girls in…

Before there was YouTube, there was Itche Kadoozy. The wonderfully wacky web video series features a cast of puppets that includes a gray-bearded rabbi, a dysfunctional but lovable college student, and a talking gefilte fish. The series was released on…