Q&A: Author Lauren Weisberger
In her latest novel, Lauren Weisberger offers a glimpse of the competitive world of women’s tennis.
Inside the Discovery of a Holocaust Escape Tunnel
A team of archaeologists says they can now confirm a story that, until today, only survivor testimony had preserved: a tunnel, dug with spoons, that saved the lives of twelve Jews during the Holocaust.
Reimagining The Merchant of Venice — in DC
by Katelyn Haas
As the stage lights dim, faint hip-hop can be heard in the background like a slow drumroll, setting the stage for the two...
Foods to Beat the Summer Heat
Cold Borscht by Alex Witchel
YIELD: About 2 quarts
TIME: One hour
INGREDIENTS
10 large or 20 small precooked (canned or vacuum-packed) beets
1 onion, peeled and...
Free Speech, Libel Tourism and the Little Sabra Who Could
How a feisty Israeli-American scholar faced down a Saudi billionaire banker and an arrogant British judge—and strengthened free speech rights in the process.
by Judith Platt
I...
Inside The Israel-Turkey Deal
We spoke with Dan Arbell, nonresident senior fellow in the Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution, about the future of the Israel-Turkey relationship.
As Survivors Die, Care Costs Rise
by Thomas Siurkus
On June 7th the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously approved a resolution urging the German government to “reaffirm its commitment” to Holocaust survivors...
2016 Guide To Cultural Arts: Yemenite Israeli sister act A-Wa
“The Guide is an excellent representation of contemporary Jewish Cultural Arts to be celebrated throughout the entire Jewish community and beyond.” —James Goldman, Park Avenue Synagogue, NY.
Opinion // The Right to Feel Secure
“Israel’s new defense minister, Avigdor Lieberman, has promised the Israeli public that he, together with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, will make Israel stronger and more secure. I have never felt less secure.”
Interview: The “New Jews” of Latin America
Journalist Graciela Mochkofsky discusses her account of unlikely faith in a drug violence-riddled Colombian city.
