Category: Arts & Culture
Film about survivors’ klezmer band slated for Jan. 24 S.J.C.C. screening
Saul and Ruby, Polish Holocaust survivors, in this scene from the documentary, “Saul and Ruby’s...
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‘Captivating Cases in Rabbinic Responsa’ class to be offered by Chabad units
Colonie Chabad and Clifton Park Chabad will offer a new JLI course, “Captivating Cases in Rabbinic...
Read MoreSJCA lists panel talk of film “Hidden Figures”
SARATOGA SPRINGS – Saratoga Jewish Community Arts (SJCA) will present a panel discussion of the film “Hidden Figures” on Zoom, Wednesday, Jan. 21 at 7 p.m. The film is part of SJCA’s social justice series. The 2016 American...
Read MoreArnon Adler to talk about his father’s Holocaust survival at Siena University on Jan. 21
ALBANY – Colonie Chabad will host a Holocaust lecture, “A Tailor’s Journey” on Wednesday, Jan. 21, at Siena University’s Key Auditorium Roger Bacon Hall, the lecture, free and open to the community, begins at 6 p.m. Arnon...
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Itay Shimoni takes his Israeli songwriting success to Nashville
By STEVE LINDE JNS Cars slow on Music Row when their drivers hear a hook they recognize: a melody...
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Gates of Heaven to host Doug Mishkin in January As scholar- in-residence: Concert slated
SCHENECTADY–Congregation Gates of Heaven (CGOH) will welcome Doug Mishkin, lawyer, educator, and...
Read MoreThe Shir Chadash Trio to perform at Nassau Shul Dec. 21 Chanukah party
NASSAU – The Judaic folk-rock group, The Shir Chadash Trio will perform Chanukah classics and original music at the Nassau Synagogue, 12 Albany Ave., Nassau. on Sunday, Dec. 21, during the the congregation’s Chanukah...
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Christie’s to sell 35 chanukiahs; Many created at Israel’s Bezalel arts and design school
By ANNA RAHMANAN JNS Several menorahs from the early days of the Bezalel Academy of Arts and...
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The unsung American hero of the Mauthausen video in ‘Nuremberg’
By MITCHELL BARD JNS The most powerful scene in the 2025 film “Nuremberg” occurs when the...
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IDF veteran and son of fallen Six-Day War soldier headlines J.N.F. Nov. 11 breakfast for Israel
ALBANY– On Veterans Day, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, 150 community members, according to organizers,...
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Albany Institute acquires Sara Harris paintings, 1920s family photos; Chanukah menorah
Albany Institute acquires Sara Harris paintings, 1920s family photos; Chanukah menorah By Anita M....
Read MoreLearning and art at Gates of Heaven Dec. 5, 6; Brynjegard-Bialik couple to lead Paper Midrash
SCHENECTADY–Isaac and Rabbi Shawna Brynjegard-Bialik, a husband and wife team, will feature Paper Midrash at Temple Gates of Heaven, the weekend of Dec. 5 and 6. The free programs are open to the community, 18+ adults and teens...
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