Opinion // How Liberal Streams of Judaism Turned the Next Generation Against Its Birthright
Tikkun olam promises much and demands comparatively little in the way of sacrifice. This is its greatest strength and, perhaps, its major weakness.
Lest We Forget
Toscano felt proud of Anna, and after many hours he asked her the critical question: “Can I portray you?”
No One Had to Die in Umm al-Hiran
The already fraught relationship between the State of Israel and its Bedouin citizens deteriorated even further with recent deadly altercation in the Bedouin village of Umm al-Hiran.
Jewish Germans and the History of Fashion
Few people these days are aware that Berlin, in the 1920s and early 1930s, was the capital of the world’s fashion industry. And this illustrious position was almost exclusively thanks to Jewish innovators. But the invaluable contribution of Jewish Germans has been forgotten—until now.
Michael Chabon, Uri Bar-Joseph Win National Jewish Book Awards
Every year, the National Jewish Book Awards honor noteworthy works of Jewish literature distributed in the United States. This year’s winners, from Michael Chabon to Meir Shalev, include several authors we’ve been following here at Moment.
The Future of the Anti-Defamation League
“The person in my role has always had a very simple job description: Protect the Jewish people.”
The Jewish Secrets of Lemony Snicket
Novelist Daniel Handler, better known by his pseudonym, Lemony Snicket, surfaced recently to talk with Moment editor Nadine Epstein from an undisclosed location about the troubled Dickensian world he crafted in A Series of Unfortunate Events.
Israel’s High Court Rules for Women’s Prayer at Western Wall
The court said that Robinson’s Arch, an area currently designated an alternative prayer space, does not constitute equal access, and it gave Western Wall administrators 30 days to explain why women “should not be allowed to pray in accordance with their custom at the traditional plaza.”
Book Review // What are the Blind Men Dreaming?
Memory is a funny thing. Memory is something that’s irrecoverably passed, but at the same time, it’s something that we inhabit, and something that shapes us.
The Top 16 Most-Read Stories From 2016
In an election year, only four of our top stories concerned American politics. Instead, our readers sought out stories about culture, history and complex ideological divides. But most of all, our readers wanted to learn about people.
How Germany’s ‘Rent a Jew’ Fights Stereotypes
“We try not to debunk the stereotypes from the Jewish side, but instead show the participants how stereotypes work in general.”
Kati Marton: ‘Elie Was Not a Stranger to Any Human Frailty’
“You are a good person,” he said, and that seemed sufficient for us to be friends—for three decades.