Out and About: Palestinian National Orchestra Debuts; Allen Ginsberg’s ‘Kaddish’ at 50
Graphic by Angelie Zaslavsky
By Ezra Glinter January 3, 2011
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An exhibit at the Israel Museum celebrates German Jewish painter Jakob Steinhardt.
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The Arty Semite contributor Menachem Wecker looks at a 1979 caricature of Henry Kissinger that was cut from the New York Times.
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Which Yiddish books would you like to see translated?
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The Palestinian National Orchestra has its debut.
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Eilat celebrates the 10th annual Red Sea Classical Music Festival.
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A Tel Aviv exhibit showcases the 2,700-year-old history of the Jews of Iran.
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Paul Buhle re-reads Allen Ginsberg’s “Kaddish” on its 50th anniversary.
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Allan Nadler looks at the special relationship between Huguenots and Jews.
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Clarinetist and composer Harold Seletsky has died.
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