Renewing Galicia
by Gabriel Weinstein
My grandfather always chuckled when we spoke about the Galicia region of northwestern Ukraine and southeastern Poland. He’d cackle, “Galicia! We used to...
Gentrification and the Jews
by Lily Hoffman Simon
Jewish immigrant communities coming to North America around the turn of the 20th century faced many problems, including poverty, anti-Semitism, and poor...
My First Christmas, Again
by Steven Philp
This past Saturday my family sat around the Christmas tree to unwrap presents. We have a particular system when it comes to opening...
Montreal Bagels Do It Better
by Lily Hoffman Simon
The Mile End neighborhood in Montreal was the heart of the Canadian Jewish immigrant community. The region brought bagels and smoked meat...
People of the Book: Not Asking or Telling
Times are hard for those who want to repeal Don't Ask, Don't Tell. "Major setback for 'don't ask' repeal," blared a headline last week...
Hanukkah Throwback: Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins
Maybe the goblins of Hanukkah don’t just exist in the pages of a picture book; perhaps today’s goblins are the trappings of adulthood that make us forget the special glow that the Hanukkah of our youths possessed.
People of the Book: Foreskin’s Lament
by Sala Levin
The month before Hanukkah is designated as Jewish Book Month; in honor of the occasion, IntheMoment is launching a new feature: People of the...
Sky-Scraping Prices in Tel Aviv
by Merav Levkowitz
HGTV recently aired the Israel episode of House Hunters International, where two Chicago sisters with a $500,000 budget searched for an apartment in Tel...
What Do Jews and Mormons Have in Common?
By Lisa Krysiak and Sala Levin
An above-average knowledge of the "core teachings, history and leading figures of major world religions," according to a recent survey by...
Interview with director of A Film Unfinished
By Sala Levin
A Film Unfinished, a new documentary from Israeli director Yael Hersonski, is composed mostly of images you've likely already seen. Many...
2010: The year the NBA went Jewish
First there was Amare Stoudemire, the New York Knick who visited Israel this summer after learning he might be of Jewish heritage. The strength of...