Interview: The “New Jews” of Latin America
Journalist Graciela Mochkofsky discusses her account of unlikely faith in a drug violence-riddled Colombian city.
An Ancient Community Gets a Young Leader
The new rabbi of Athens discusses the future of Greek Jewry.
Nesse Godin’s Story: “Don’t Let Us Be Forgotten”
Today, Jewish communities around the world are commemorating Yom HaShoah, the international Holocaust memorial day. Thomas Siurkus, a volunteer from the German peace organization Action...
The Rise of the Vegan Seder
Will beets, avocados, wild rice or mushrooms make an appearance on your Seder plate this Passover?
An Unreported Part of AP’s Past
German historian Harriet Scharnberg on the alleged link between the Associated Press and the Nazis.
A Youth With Courage
Toward the end of President Barack Obama’s Rose Garden speech announcing his pick to replace the late Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court bench, he recalled a telling anecdote from the nominee’s high-school graduation—which also happened to be my own.
A Dispatch From AIPAC
As soon as I approached the Metro escalator, I could sense the electricity in the air. This was not going to be your ordinary evening of politicians pandering to the AIPAC legions.
Candidates Take Center Stage At AIPAC
It would be another 10 hours before he took the Verizon Center stage, but from the start of day two of the annual conference of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, it was clear that Donald Trump was in the room.
An Author’s Grief Finds New Form on the Stage
Israeli novelist David Grossman received international acclaim for his book To the End of the Land, published in English in 2010. The novel received attention...
Parsing Pew’s Israel Study
A Pew Research Center survey released this week highlights sharp political and religious divisions in Israeli society—not just between Israeli Jews and Israeli Arabs, but among Israeli Jewry itself.
Q&A: Hitler on the Bestseller List
Eighty-one years after its original release, Mein Kampf is once again a bestseller in Germany. We spoke with the head historian behind the new edition about why it’s worth reexamining.
Dietary Restrictions Bring Jewish and Muslim Students Together
by Andrew Michaels
For students with religious dietary obligations, be they kosher, halal, or religious vegetarians, going to college can be difficult. Most schools require students...