Posts Tagged: Jeffrey Barken
Kutsher’s Documentary Captures the Eclectic Legacy of a Borscht Belt Relic
JNS.org - When young independent music enthusiasts descended on the antiquated Jewish resort of Kutsher's for an international indie rock concert series in 2008,...
Turning Back the Clock, JDC Exhibit Depicts a Century of Jewish Humanitarian Work
JNS.org - The turbulent 20th century witnessed humanitarian crises in all corners of the world. Persecuted, exiled, and deprived of their belongings, Jews in...
Latest Twist in Jewish Fiction? A Werewolf’s Search for Spirituality (REVIEW)
JNS.org - Hungry at night, salivating for raw meat, following his nose, Greg Samstag is becoming a werewolf. Ira T. Berkowitz's new novel, "A...
New Dedication to Israeli Artists Part of Iconic Tel Aviv Square’s Makeover
JNS.org - Tel Aviv's iconic King Albert Square is in the midst of a significant makeover. The Norman Tel Aviv, a luxurious boutique establishment,...
As Survivors Pass, Holocaust Memoir Genre Braces for Significant Transformation
JNS.org - As the generation of Holocaust survivors passes, writers and researchers acknowledge the urgent need to ask probing questions and preserve fading...
Negev Tourism Now an Easy Train Ride From the Rest of Israel’s Treasures
JNS.org - Past the Gaza Strip, toward the rocket-battered city of Sderot, a new train now connects isolated Negev communities to the larger Israeli...
Thoughtful Adventures of Jewish Identity
"Union Square Park in Manhattan was the scene of a nighttime festival," author Theodore Ross excitedly remarks, as he seeks out the 2010 "Sukkah City"...
The Scattered Tribe: Discovering Remote Jewish Communities
Author Ben G. Frank takes the old fortune cookie prediction "you will be on the soil of many countries" very seriously, especially as he embarks...
Refusenik’s Translated Memoir Offers Rare Glimpse Into Soviet Oppression
"With neither family nor human warmth, it was an existence lived against the grain of human nature." That is how Yosef Mendelevich remembers the deprivations of...
Maryland’s Model for U.S.-Israel Economic Alliances
In May of 1988, Maryland Governor William Donald Schaefer visited Israel to sign the historic Maryland-Israel Exchange agreement. The document listed financial incentives authorizing and...
