Arts & Culture

Book Review: A Canadian prime minister’s ‘peace’ mission to Nazi Germany

“Four Days in Hitler’s Germany: Mackenzie King’s Mission to Avert a Second World War” by Robert Teigrob

‘What all Jews should know’

Author Brandon Marlon holds a copy of his latest book, Essentials of Jewish History. He took the front cover photo of an ancient synagogue mosaic floor in Tiberias, Israel. (Alex Sarna Photography)

Music: More songs from Leonard Cohen and a lovely album of Sephardic music

Music: Unexpected songs from Leonard Cohen and a lovely album of Sephardic music

By Michael Regenstreif, Editor

Leonard Cohen

Thanks for the Dance

Columbia/Legacy Records

www.leonardcohen.com

Three years ago, Leonard Cohen released an album called You Want It Darker. When he died les…

Author Gila Green’s journey from Ottawa to Israel

Israeli-Canadian author Gila Green reads from her book White Zion during a recent author’s talk at the Soloway Jewish Community Centre.

Book Review: A ‘Yiddish cultural tragedy’ in Winnipeg’s North End

Book Review: A ‘Yiddish cultural tragedy’ in Winnipeg’s North End

By Rubin Friedman

Shot Rock

By Michael Tregebov

New Star Books

220 pages

Shot Rock, Michael Tregebov’s new novel is a kind of Yiddish cultural tragedy. It deals with inevitable change as people age and find thems…