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The Buzz: What’s Hot in the Arts

JOSEPH KOSUTH’S CONCEPTUAL ART Next weekend marks the close of Joseph Kosuth’s challenging exhibit at The Jewish Museum. A conceptual artist known for installations such as “One and Three Chairs,” based on Plato’s “The Forms,” Kosuth’s new show takes inspiration from the power of words. His approach is laid out in his 1969 essay, “Art […]

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Free Holiday Services

In his column, “Is ‘Free’ Judaism A Good Idea?” (Oct. 19), Gary Rosenblatt makes a persuasive case both for reducing free offers to young Jews and also for maintaining them. As the rabbi and founder of Ohel Ayalah, an organization that runs free, walk-in High Holy Day services for Jews in their 20s and 30s, […]

The High Priestess of Anarchy

“Anarchism,” the Lithuanian Jewish activist Emma Goldman predicted in her autobiography, “will make an end to the struggle for the means of existence.” In Lorna Lable’s one-woman show, “Emma Goldman: My Life,” a poor girl’s dream to free all of humanity from suffering and want comes vividly to life. The play runs Friday evening at […]

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