Aviva Kempner and “The Rosenwald Schools”
By Monika Wysocki
In celebration of Black History Month, the National Archives in Washington, DC hosted a preview of Aviva Kempner’s newest film, The Rosenwald Schools,...
Are You There God? It's Me, Moment
Know a kid who loves to read and write? Tell her about Moment's annual Publish-A-Kid contest, in which we invite young readers to write reviews...
Are You There God? It’s Me, Moment
Know a kid who loves to read and write? Tell her about Moment's annual Publish-A-Kid contest, in which we invite young readers to write reviews...
Speaking Volumes | Crying for Jean Valjean
I read Les Misérables when I was 25, studying at the London School of Economics. I was searching for my path. I’d spent several years as a journalist and was considering trying to make a go of it as a foreign correspondent.
Letty Cottin Pogrebin: Two Bat Mitzvahs, 60 Years Apart
Not long ago, my eldest granddaughter celebrated her bat mitzvah—two months shy of 60 years after I celebrated mine. I was one of the first...
That Great Big Jewish Alaska
The 49th state was built by Jewish people, Jewish money and Jewish know-how. And although their numbers are small, Jews are still disproportionately prominent in...
What We’re Reading–The Musical Edition
Guys, did you know that there are Jewish rappers other than Drake? It's. True. Forbes has a whole list, though we object to the use...
From the Editor
Nearly three years ago, I met a 90-year-old woman from Cleveland named Eva Rosenberg who told me her story—and that of her late husband Milton...
Book Reviews
Kosher Nation: Why More and More of America’s Food Answers to a Higher Authority
reviewed by Robin Aronson
10 Commandments 2.0
These ancient laws, long central to our way of life, have become a divisive symbol. Do they still matter? Or is it time for an upgrade? A range of American thinkers speak up, and be warned—they don’t agree on much. (See related stories on pages 21 and 24.)
The Other Rosenbergs
They had the wrong name at the wrong time in the wrong place. Moment investigates discrimination against Jews who worked for the U.S. Army Signal Corps at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey in the wake of Julius Rosenberg’s arrest.