Calgary celebrates Fiddler on the Field at Fifty – at the JCC field
by Shula Banchik (Calgary) – On August 29, the Calgary community celebrated the upcoming Rosh Hashanah with an outdoor concert at the JCC field. More…
Theatre
Lin-Manuel Miranda and my German-Jewish grandma both made ‘the Heights’ what it is
by Steve North (New York Jewish Week via JTA) — Several years before skyrocketing to superstardom with “Hamilton,” Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote the music and lyrics…
2021 NAACP Image Awards: The Jewish nominees, from Daveed Diggs to Doja Cat
by Emily Burack (JTA) — Several Jewish stars are among the nominees for the 2021 NAACP Image Awards, which celebrate Black achievement in movies, television,…
From the Archives of JHSSA: Esther and Peretz Hirshbein – Calgary’s Yiddish Celebrities
(Editor’s note – JHSSA recently had the opportunity to post recordings of “The Voice of Yiddish Calgary”, broadcast in 1994, to their website. One of…
Just a Ton of Photos of Jewish Celebrities When They Were Kids
By Rachel Levin (Alma) – Last month, something extraordinary happened. It’s remarkable, really, that we were blessed with such a gem, considering everything is like a…