Funnyman Carl Reiner
The legendary Reiner riffs on his best pal Mel Brooks, talks comedy, reveals his favorite TV show and recites his most-loved Yiddish curses.
From the Editor
The Jewish people are time-tested “experts” when it comes to prejudice. Over millennia, we have experienced its many manifestations, from
Passover Quiz | Test Your Haggadah IQ
Test your knowledge of Passover trivia, from oldest known complete Haggadah manuscript to Barack Obama’s White House seder.
Wine: Ambrosia of the Jews
The Torah is full of oenophiles: One of Noah’s first actions after emerging from the ark is to plant a vineyard, and the Five Books...
Einstein and His God
At home in Berlin in April 1929, Albert Einstein received an urgent telegram from Rabbi Herbert S. Goldstein of New York: “Do you believe in...
Israeli Soccer Player and Pianist to Perform in Venezuela
By Ilona Oltuski
Pianist Elisha Abas – Scriabin in the Genes
The ante has just been upped: at the personal request of powerhouse conductor, Gustavo Dudamel, pianist...
From the Moment Bookshelf: Books in Brief
Books in Brief: Senior editor Eileen Lavine reviews new and forthcoming titles
A Grain of Truth by Zygmunt Miloszewski (translated from the Polish) is an unusual crime story...
Book Review | The Book of Genesis: A Biography
Jon D. Levenson reviews Ronald Hendel’s new book, The Book of Genesis: A Biography.
Book Review | The Retrospective
Morris Dickstein reviews A.B. Yehoshua’s new novel, The Retrospective.
Book Review | FDR and the Jews
Marc Fisher reviews FDR and the Jews, by Richard Breitman and Allan J. Lichtman.
The Most Notorious Anti-Jewish Official in American History
Kaskel’s Chutzpah
By Gary Stein
“Your people must leave all the villages,” the government official barked. “The district must be emptied. I have an order here!” With...
Forbidden Love
Anti-Semites who loved Jews—and the Jews who (sometimes) loved them back.