When Harvard University’s rabbi first pushed to relocate the Hillel from the outskirts of campus to its center, Henry Rosovsky was initially skeptical. “He was absolutely right. I was wrong,” Rosovsky told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency in 2017, at a 25th ... See more
(JTA) — One year ago, Michael Tilson Thomas lifted his baton to conduct a concert in San Francisco that he said would be his last. The scion of Yiddish theater and luminary of contemporary classical music had been diagnosed with a recurrence of brain canc... See more
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Matan Koch needed little introduction as he rolled up to the podium to speak at his synagogue’s Disability Shabbat service in October. His wide smile and power wheelchair made him well known to many his Los Angel... See more
Famed Jewish conductor Michael Tilson Thomas dies at 81 of cancer Los Angeles-born Tilson Thomas, the scion of Yiddish theater royalty, conducted a wide range of symphonies around the world, including in Israel JTA — One year ago, Michael Tilson Thomas li... See more
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... One year ago, Michael Tilson Thomas lifted his baton to conduct a concert in San Francisco that he said would be his last . The scion of Yiddish theater and luminary of contemporary classical music had been diagn... See more
