Arts & Culture

A brave portrayal of one woman’s struggle with mental illness

Sexual abuse. Drug addiction. Human trafficking. Mental illness. Street life. Robin Zee has lived through them all.

Book Review: An Ordinary Hero by David S. New

Readers will enjoy this riveting narrative of how a Jewish boy from Hamilton realized his dream of becoming a pilot, was shot down in France and evaded the Nazis to reach Gibraltar, then returned to lead airmen in war.

The Judaizing of Yoga Practice

Wendy Schneider
The Hamilton Jewish News
May 10, 2004

 

During the latter part of the 20th century, up until present times, thousands of western spiritual seekers have been looking to eastern religions and disciplines to satisfy their thirst for an accessible and more gratifying form of s…

Art in her soul, science in her brain

Carol Rossman was as surprised as anyone to discover, well into her 30s, that she had artistic talent. In those days, it was her clinical research on genetic lung disease for which she was known. But the Dundas raku artist’s first pottery classes at the Dundas Valley School of Art revealed…

Interview with homegrown folk musician Ben Caplan

We interview the local USY president turned globetrotting folk musician.