Berkshire Jewish Voice Highlights

Highlights from the Berkshire Jewish Voice

The World’s Luckiest Shlimazel

Peter Wolf, formerly lead singer of The J. Geils Band, has written on of the most entertaining celebrity biographies out there, a chronicle of his life before and after achieving rock superstardom. For a lucky guy, he can actually be quite unlucky - "Waiting On the Moon" is a hugely…

"Imagining Early American Jews," by Prof. Michael Hoberman

Prof. Michael Hoberman's acclaimed new book "Imagining Early American Jews" considers the Jewish presence in colonial America, long before the migrations of the 19th and 20th centuries brought in large numbers of Jews from eastern and central Europe. Who were these Jews and what is their…

Rising to the Challenges of the New Non-Profit Landscape

The Jewish Women’s Foundation of the Berkshires builds bridges into the Berkshire community by addressing unmet needs in our county. JWF board member Susan Friedman shares an update about the group's important work.

Berkshire Jewish Voices: "My Life as an American Soldier"

In this Berkshire Jewish Voices essay, our bronfin (whisky) correspondent Alex Rosenblum shares his family's martial history. Lowlights include his own six-year stint in the New York National Guard, when he figured out how to drive a 5,000-gallon gasoline, 18-wheel tractor trailer and…

Closely Encounter “The Golem – A Vision in Sound and Cinema”

On Sunday, November 2 at 4 p.m., Close Encounters With Music (CEWM) presents ““The Golem – A Vision in Sound and Cinema,” a screening of the 1920 silent file with a live version of the 1987 musical score conceived by Israeli composer Betty Olivero. The music will be performed by the…