From 2016 | How The Black Lives Matter and Palestinian Movements Converged
Ferguson had the world’s attention, and it wasn’t long before messages of black-Palestinian solidarity reverberated in cities across the country.
SPONSORED: Jewish Heritage in the Czech Republic
Every stone in Old Prague speaks three languages: Czech, German and Hebrew, the languages of the three nations who have lived there together for more than 1,000 years.
Top Ten Jewish Podcasts: Reader Edition
We gave you a list of our top ten favorite Jewish podcasts and you responded in kind. By popular demand, here are ten more!
The Books That Shaped You
We asked our readers to tell us their own stories about books that changed them. Here are some of our favorites.
Q&A: Author Abby Schachter
Abby Schachter argues that government intervention is interfering with parents’ ability to make basic decisions about how to raise their children.
Feeling Torn Over Black Lives Platform, Young Jews Discuss The Way Forward
Amid the press releases and picket signs, there was this: a dozen twenty-something Jews, gathered around a dairy Shabbat potluck in the basement of a Washington, D.C. apartment building this past Saturday, caught in the crossfire of recriminations, unsure.
Interview: Director James Schamus on Bringing Roth to the Big Screen
Although he has authored more than 30 books, Philip Roth’s novels have seldom been adapted into films. But with this month’s release of James Schamus’s Indignation and Ewan McGregor’s adaptation of American Pastoral due out this October, 56 years into his career, Roth is suddenly a hot new cinematic trend.
Can German-Israeli Reconciliation Pave the Way for Peace?
What can Israelis and Palestinians learn from German-Israeli reconciliation? That’s the question New York-based international lawyer Harry Rubin has been contemplating for years.
Step Aside, Tacos and Treif —There’s a New Food Truck in Town
A new DC food truck comes courtesy of a college student who wanted some tastier kosher meal options.
In Buenos Aires, an Anne Frank House With Its Own History
A refuge finds new life in commemorating another famous hideaway.
Top Ten Jewish Podcasts
If you don’t listen to a podcast (or eight), your coworker probably does—or your best friend, or your brother, or your grandma. Podcasts are the medium du jour, though the term itself—barely a decade old—is already a bit outdated.
Q&A: Turkey’s Failed Coup
Thousands have been arrested in the wake of a failed military coup in Turkey that ended nearly as quickly as it began.