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Mervyn Rothstein

By Mervyn Rothstein

Theater
One of our great magicians thinks he knows why there are so many Jews in his field

Asi Wind follows in the tradition of Harry Houdini, David Copperfield and David Blaine

By Mervyn Rothstein Jul 14, 2023 | 6 min read
Theater
How a Jewish scholar became the Shakespeare whisperer helping to make ‘Hamlet’ relevant to our times

James Shapiro first encountered Shakespeare in the classroom, but that's not where he learned to love the Bard

By Mervyn Rothstein Jun 7, 2023 | 6 min read
Theater
For a Native American playwright’s Broadway debut, this superstar Jewish director got the call

Rachel Chavkin feels honored to be at the helm of 'The Thanksgiving Play' by Larissa FastHorse

By Mervyn Rothstein Mar 20, 2023 | 4 min read
Theater
For a Broadway star, another memorable Jewish character — miles away from Tevye

Danny Burstein stars opposite Nathan Lane and Zoe Wanamaker in 'Pictures From Home'

By Mervyn Rothstein Feb 8, 2023 | 5 min read
Theater
Two very different Jewish couples confront a very similar sense of dissatisfaction

Anna Ziegler's 'The Wanderers' arrives off-Broadway, starring Katie Holmes

By Mervyn Rothstein Jan 25, 2023 | 5 min read
Art
In a Jewish artist’s stunning photographs, a Holocaust story with a happy ending

Erwin Blumenfeld excelled in the worlds of fashion and the avant-garde

By Mervyn Rothstein Nov 25, 2022 | 5 min read
Theater
Once upon a time, there was an Adolf Hitler Street on Long Island

Bess Wohl's 'Camp Siegfried' revisits a dark period in American history

By Mervyn Rothstein Oct 25, 2022 | 4 min read
Culture
He painted like nobody else — so why haven’t more people heard of Sam Szafran?

The self-taught son of Polish Jewish immigrants is now the subject of a major retrospective in Paris

By Mervyn Rothstein Oct 6, 2022 | 5 min read

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