Q&A: EU Anti-Semitism Envoy Katharina von Schnurbein
“We are facing a very serious situation.”
Exhibit Highlights Zionism’s German Roots
Herzl was one of the most important figures in the Zionist movement, but he was far from the first to call for a Jewish homeland.
Q&A: Author Harry Jaffe on Bernie Sanders
Moment spoke to Jaffe about Sanders’ childhood in Brooklyn, his time on an Israeli kibbutz, his appeal to Jewish voters and whether there’s a public dialogue soon to be had about the prospect of our first Jewish president.
Q&A: Israel and the Affirmative Action Debate
An interview with Sigal Alon, associate professor at Tel Aviv University and the author of Race, Class, and Affirmative Action.
A Granddaughter’s Shocking Discovery
by Emily Shwake
Rita Gabis comes from two identities: Eastern European Jews and Lithuanian Catholics. For much of Gabis’s life, these two families stayed separate. It...
Synagogues to Scale: “Modeling the Synagogue” at Yeshiva University Museum
When New York’s Yeshiva University Museum first opened its doors in April 1973, its core collection consisted of a series of ceremonial objects recovered from Nazi Europe and a striking collection of ten accurately rendered, intricately detailed scale models of historic synagogues. Now, for the first time in nearly three decades, all ten models are once more on display.
Of Song Sheets and Latkes
“Why does the mother persist with the song sheets and the records? No one knows the answer. But still, she passes them out, and still they groan, and in the meantime, the songs work their way into the brain circuitry of the children.”
Terrorism, BDS and Iran Dominate RJC Forum
The Republican presidential candidates came ready to brandish their Israel-friendly credentials at an all-day forum hosted by the Republican Jewish Coalition Thursday.
A New Lens on the Holocaust
by Emily Shwake
No matter how much you think you know about the Holocaust, Timothy Snyder’s new book Black Earth: The Holocaust as History and Warning...
The Six-Day War’s “Censored Voices”
by Laura Davis
Nearly 50 years after the Six-Day War ended with a resounding Israeli victory, several men came together to listen to their younger selves...
What’s the Jewish Role in Black Lives Matter?
Jews have had a place in racial justice since the mid-20th century, when rabbis around the country stood by Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. throughout his fight for civil rights. But now some are asking what the role of Jews should be in today’s national conversation about race.
What Did The Magna Carta Do For Jews?
Historian Derek Taylor explores the answer in this 800th anniversary year of the historic document.