Harris-Walz Waltz Shines Spotlight on Holocaust Education
We’ve gotten a crash course on the former teacher, coach and congressman, including his innovative pedagogy.
Looking for a Middle Around the Edges of Bibi’s Visit
There was the split screen—on one side, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressing a joint session of Congress and calling Americans who protest his war...
Jewish Word | Verklempt: The Yiddish Word that Wasn’t
Borrowed from Yiddish and launched into the cultural stratosphere by a Canadian comedian and his Jewish mother-in-law, “verklempt” keeps evolving.
From the Newsletter | Squeezing More Juice out of the Lemon Test
Louisiana just passed a law requiring the Ten Commandments to be posted in all public school classrooms. Will it stand?
Hate and War: A Stark Correlation
Political scientist Ayal Feinberg’s research shows a correlation between Israeli military activity and U.S. antisemitism.
From the Newsletter | A Visit to the GW Protest Encampment
It all feels very important and simultaneously exasperating and hard to navigate.
Jewish Word | Doikayt: The Jewish Left Is Here
Embraced by 1940s Bundists opposed to Zionism, the Yiddish word for “hereness” is being popularized by progressive American Jews.
Interview | Franklin Foer on the Golden Age of American Jews
“I realized I needed to dig in and understand exactly what’s happening in the country.“
Class Dismissed: An Interview with Jewish Studies Professor Jeffrey Blutinger
Jewish Studies Prof. Jeffrey Blutinger’s lecture on solutions to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was shut down after clash with protesters.
The Courage of Eric K. Ward
How a Black punk rocker from Southern California confronted white nationalists, linked anti-Black racism with antisemitism and took the national stage to fight for inclusive democracy.
From the Newsletter | A Wise Person Once Said…What Exactly?
“Listening is much more important than speaking.” Participants in Moment’s Wisdom Project, which highlights stories of those lucky enough to have lived long Jewish lives, share their words of wisdom and pieces of advice as the year comes to an end.
Interview | Dr. Zeina Barakat on Palestinian Views of the Holocaust and Reconciliation
Some Palestinians ask, “How can we not compare the Nazi atrocities in the Holocaust to the mass killings of civilians and children in Gaza?