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...
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.