At home in Berlin in April 1929, Albert Einstein received an urgent telegram from Rabbi Herbert S. Goldstein of New

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As usual, Albert Einstein hadn’t dressed for the occasion. Most of the 40 or so young men waiting for him

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Anti-Semites who loved Jews—and the Jews who (sometimes) loved them back. ...

One of the last in a lineage of great Jewish violinists, this “farm boy” of the American heartland drives a

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Jewish and Arab writers—Amos Elon, Hillel Halkin, Etgar Keret, Amos Oz, Naomi Ragen, Meir Shalev, Sayed Kashua, Ali Khalili, Ghassan Khatib, Ali Qleibo and Elias Zananiri—describe their visions of Jerusalem’s future. ...
The new “pro-Israel, pro-peace” lobby has created a storm in the Jewish world: Some credit it with opening a much-needed debate on American Middle East policy, and others accuse it of playing into the hands of Israel’s enemies. Moment tells the story of the group’s rise and of its founder, ...

By Mandy Katz Birthright may have to cut back on the inspirational Israel tours it hosts for Jewish American teens,

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By Mandy Katz Perhaps an apt follow-up to my post Monday about a journey from the Holocaust to the Ivy

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By Mandy Katz Some of his Frankfurt gymnasium teachers ended up in Buchenwald, my Tel Aviv correspondent Ernest Stock writes,

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By Mandy Katz The Israel Philharmonic must be the most relaxed symphony orchestra in the world. Really, some of these

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By Mandy Katz “Can I Interest You in Hanukkah?” may be the first ever TV ditty sung a due by

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By Mandy Katz Jerusalem voters may have told Arcadi Gaydamak, “You’re fired” last week, as Nir Barkat edged him for the

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