"The Pianist of Willesden" starring Mona Golabek

"The Pianist of Willesden," now extended until May 25, 2013 at Royal George Theatre in Chicago stars Mona Golabek narrating a tale of music and a child's brave spirit during Nazi Germany in World War II.

Guy Shabtay Displays His Family Recipe for Israeli Salad

Valparaiso University student Guy Shabtay displays his family recipe for Israeli Salad, a simple combination of diced fresh vegetables, including cucumber, onion and tomatoes, tossed with olive oil and lemon juice.

FROM the FARM: Israeli student shares perfect salad for Holy Week

Phil Potempa's weekly farm column recipe.

1944 Yom Kippur services in Luxembourg during World War II

A photograph from 1944 shows Jewish military at Yom Kippur services in Luxembourg during World War II. It is one of the images features in the traveling exhibit of the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York on display in Skokie, Ill. until June 17.

Grand venues

The Blue Dress Barn

borterwagner photography

Valerie and Tomas Medina, Three Oaks, Michigan

Ambassadors for Israel

Oksana Zemach, left, visiting from Israel, prepares a meal at the Jewish Federation of Northwest Indiana in Munster. Zemach, her husband, Chami, and their children are teaching people about Israel as part of a worldwide mission program.

Ambassadors for Israel

Oksana Zemach, right, visiting from Israel, prepares a meal with members of the Jewish Federation of Northwest Indiana in Munster.

Ambassadors for Israel

Carol Culberg, right, of Munster, gets some pointers as Oksana Zemach, visiting from Israel, prepares a meal last week at the Jewish Federation of Northwest Indiana. Zemach and her husband, Chami, and their children are part of the Jewish Family Project and are going around the world teachin…

Why don't Obama, leading Democrats defend Jews?

I have seen and heard the anti-Semitic, Jew-hating members of the "Occupy Wall Street" crowd in the media. But I have not seen nor heard prominent Democrats repudiating this rather significant element of the "Occupy Wall Street" demonstrators. Instead, I have heard President Barack Obama and…

"The Sticky Shofar" by Shalom Sesame

SISU Home Entertainment, $14.95, Ages 3 to 8 "The Sticky Shofar" by Shalom Sesame and Sesame Street

"Adventures in Israel" by Shalom Sesame

SISU Home Entertainment, $14.95, Ages 3 to 8 "Adventures in Israel" by Shalom Sesame and Sesame Street

Temple Beth-El marks 100th year with entertaining programs saluting Jewish artistic contributions

Linda Dunn, project director for the Bertha and Dan Rabin Library at Temple Beth-El in Munster, says it's the parade of song hits that sum up the creativity on display for a new free exhibit.

"The Last Act of Lilka Kadison" at Lookingglass Theatre Company

Nora Fiffer (seated) plays the title character in "The Last Act of Lilka Kadison," now extended at Lookingglass Theatre in Chicago through Aug. 7, playing a sick and contrary woman who recalls her youth to caregiver Menelik, played by Usman Ally, while Marilyn Dodds Frank, in background, pla…

OFFBEAT: Lookingglass world premiere 'Last Act of Lilka Kadison' an extended stage hit

Phil Potempa's daily entertainment news column.

Hanukkah celebrates miracle of the lights during eight-day festival

Re-creating the miracle of light entering a dark world begins at sundown Wednesday when Jews around the world celebrate Hanukkah, a holiday that honors a 2,174-year-old event in Jewish history.

Holocaust survivor tells students of horror, hope

Holocaust survivor and Terra Haute resident Eva Kor speaks Friday to students from various Valparaiso schools in the high school auditorium. Kor was taken by the Nazis to Auschwitz concentration camp in 1944 with her twin sister, Miriam, where they were subjected to experiments at the behest…