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PREVIEW: Berkshire Bach Society to screen ‘In the Key of Bach’ at Linde Center on March 21

Following the screening, filmmaker Hilan Warshaw joins BBS artistic director and violinist Eugene Drucker for a conversation about Bach’s life, music, and the ideas behind the documentary.

Alan Chartock: On being Jewish

In truth, some Jews run counter to the mythology. Nevertheless, there are some cultural norms that exist among Jews.

ORANGE ALERT: The (almost) daily outrage

"The only kind of people I want counting my money are short guys that wear yarmulkes every day.” -- President Donald Trump

Alan Chartock: Democrats are their own worst enemy

A young liberal group styled after AOC has decided to oust the Democratic lions in the House by taking them on in primaries.

Alan Chartock: Playing the Israel card

One can always be cynical about the motives of politicians when they do things like travel to Israel, as Cuomo has done.

LEONARD QUART: Spike Lee’s ‘BlacKKKlansman’ shows political passion

Spike Lee's new film "BlacKKKlansman" contains some flaws but, though set in the 1970s, often transcends its weaknesses to heavy-handedly but powerfully evoke our current Trump-dominated era, one in which an unembarrassed racist is in power and the alt-right, including neo-Nazis, has been resurrected.

Music In Common launches ‘Amplify’in celebration of music and cultural understanding

By creating original music together, participants wage peace, expand understanding, build confidence, strengthen communities and -- yes -- change the world.

Children victimized by Trump’s cruel immigration policy

Imagine fleeing for your life, walking, yes WALKING, about 1,500 miles with only the clothes on your back and a rucksack with a few minor possessions. Once here, ICE agents bind your hands with zip ties and steal your children.

Chanukah: Renewing the Light

It is during the darkest season, usually quite close to the winter solstice, that the Jewish people rededicate themselves to increasing light in our world.

Poem: Yizkor

Yizkor, in Hebrew, means "Remember." It is a memorial prayer recited four times a year. One such occasion is Yom Kippur.
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