Interfaith Relations
By Judith Fein “Look,” I said to a woman who invited me to a party in Switzerland half an hour away from where I lived, “I’d love to come but I just broke up a long-term relationship and I don’t have a car right now.” “I really want
Arts Review
By Judith Fein It is very rare that I weep in the dark because I am so moved, hold my breath from the brilliance of a production, or watch an almost three-hour show and immediately want to see it again. And I can’t recall whispering, “How did they do
Interfaith Perspectives
By Judith Fein Photos by Paul Ross As an international travel journalist, I have met with prime ministers and presidents. As a Hollywood writer, I had alone time with stars, and heads of studios. Never did I feel a frisson of fear. But I was un petit peu panicky about
Culture
By Judith Fein with photos by Paul Ross and photos by Curtis Brown for the Santa Fe Opera. Things to think about … 1. Your butt. Die Walküre is the second of a groundbreaking, monumental, four-opera, 18-hour series by Richard Wagner referred to as the Ring Cycle. Die Walküre, at the
Restaurant Review
By Judith Fein Photos by Paul Ross When the Manhattan Avenue Jewish deli opened in Santa Fe a few months ago, it brought on an attack of nostalgia for New York childhood ethnic food delights via the shtetls of Eastern Europe: knishes, chicken matzah ball soup, pickled herring, and real
Opinion
By Judith Fein Photos by Paul Ross Update: The Jewish community in Bayreuth Germany has chosen to run this article on their website at ikgbayreuth.de About ten years ago, a fellow opera lover gave me a DVD of Richard Wagner’s Ring Cycle. I had little interest in the
News Analysis
By Judith Fein Photos by Paul Ross It started a few weeks ago in Santa Fe. The passport line snaked out the door of the post office and almost everyone on it was Latino or Hispanic and was accompanied by children. The people didn’t necessarily know each other but
Traveling while Jewish
By Norma Libman If you’ve ever wondered what life was like for your grandparents and great-grandparents, how they lived in the “old country,” as my grandmother used to call it, you really must read The Spoon From Minkowitz by Judith Fein. Yes, you can trace your genealogical history on
Norma Libman
by Norma Libman Judith Fein has been traveling since she was a child. Guided and encouraged by her parents, she learned to travel differently than most people do. She learned to look for what is unusual, for the other. And that approach has shaped her life and her career as