Camel Caravans, Kasbahs and Berber Jews
Venturing south from Marrakesh across the Atlas Mountains, you can still sense Moroccan Jewish life along these ancient caravan routes.
12
Sep
01
Sep
Montana Jewish Project Succeeds in Buying Back Historic Helena Synagogue
Helena’s synagogue was sold to the state in 1935, but now Temple Emanu-El is back in Jewish hands.
25
Aug
From the Newsletter | Frozen Russian Tanks and Rockets’ Red Glare
Marking Ukraine’s 31 years of independence and six months of war waged by Russia, we look back on our coverage.
05
Aug
Vatican Archives Opened; Letters From Jews Revealed
On April 24, 1940, Arthur Pick typed out a letter in crisp black ink and sent it to the Vatican. In the letter, which can now be read on the Vatican library website, he requested help from the pope in securing permission for both him and his wife, Pauline, to flee Italy and enter Brazil. While they were both of the Catholic faith, both had Jewish fathers and were classified as mixed race under Italian law. In his letter (translated from Italian), he writes, “Thanks to the goodness of Reverend Monsignor , I have been given the attached recommendation to which I permit myself to join my deep and devoted prayer in order that Your Excellency may benevolently care to extend to me and my wife His help to make it possible for us to...
04
Aug
Sex, Love and Judaism Intertwine in ‘Love Me Kosher’ Exhibit
“Love Me Kosher,” currently on exhibition at the Jewish Museum Vienna, seeks to contend that love, sex and relationships are central to and inseparable from Judaism.
01
Aug
Deep Dive | The Difference Between Hating Jews and Antisemitism
What speech or action qualifies as antisemitic? And is this different than hatred of Jewish people? An expert on contemporary antisemitism and the curator of Moment's Antisemitism Monitor, Ira N. Forman delves into the clear and the gray areas.
How do you define antisemitism?
First, I think it is important to acknowledge that when it comes to classifying speech as antisemitic there is a significant amount of gray area. One of the reasons I believe the International Holocaust Rememberance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism is so useful is because it acknowledges that there are gray areas. Moreover, speech that may not be antisemitic can often be justly criticized as false, irresponsible and even dangerous.
There is a fair amount of false or questionable charges of antisemitism out there. For example, an article about pro-Palestinian activism on campus that...
26
Jul
South Africa: Triumphs and Troubles Since the End of Apartheid with Eve Fairbanks, Steve Friedman and Glenn Frankel
What really happens when a country resolves to end white supremacy? Eve Fairbanks, former Daniel Pearl Investigative Journalism Initiative Fellow and author of the new book, The Inheritors: An Intimate Portrait of South Africa’s Racial Reckoning and Steve Friedman, political scientist at the University of Johannesburg and author of Race, Class and Power: Harold Wolpe and the Radical Critique of Apartheid, speak about the tumultuous three decades since the end of Apartheid, the role Jews played in ending Apartheid and the nation’s triumphs and ongoing troubles. In conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Glenn Frankel, author of Rivonia’s Children: Three Families and the Cost of Conscience in White South Africa.
20
Jul
Special Edition | The Making of a Jewish Word
Technology inexplicably fails us often enough that we need a word for the occasion.
18
Jul
Amid Antisemitism, Jewish Montanans Seek to Buy Back Historic Synagogue
The Montana Jewish Project hopes to purchase Temple Emanu-El—constructed in 1890 during a colorful, obscure chapter of Jewish history—from the Diocese of Helena.
06
Jul
Can Malmö Solve Its Antisemitism Problem?
Gritty and lively, Malmö is Sweden’s third-largest city—home to more than 350,000 residents and 183 nationalities.