Casting has begun for an Israeli version of Sex and the City.
The latest issue of Jewish Quarterly features articles on Charlie Chaplin,Bob Dylan, the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, and Prostitution in Yiddish Song.
At ZEEK, Louis Greenspan re-discovers Jewish philosopher Salomon Maimon.
The New York Times discovers KlezKamp.
Ingrid Pitt, a British horror movie star and Holocaust survivor, has died.
Zackary Sholem Berger offers a personal view of contemporary Yiddish literature.
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation talks to Jerry Stiller about stand-up comedy.
Lee Siegel writes about Saul Bellow’s sense of play.
And Matisyahu, who is performing tonight at Brooklyn Bowl, has a new Hanukkah song appropriately titled “Miracle”:
Out and About: The New York Times Goes to KlezKamp; New Hanukkah Song From Matisyahu
