Kyiv Diary 7/26/22: Mila’s Impossible Decisions
A true survivor of a tragic life, Mila has to live through the war alone, either in fear or in isolation.
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.
Your Pro-Israel Dollars at Work
The latest pro-Israel primary funding battle was another victory for AIPAC in Maryland. Next stop: Michigan. Is it good for the Jews?
Everything is Material: The Influence of Love, Loss and Humor in Fiction and Memoir with Susan Coll, Delia Ephron and Amy E. Schwartz—in celebration of the Moment-Karma Fiction Contest
Susan Coll, author of the novel Bookish People and Delia Ephron, screenwriter for movies like You’ve Got Mail and Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants and author of the memoir Left on Tenth: A Second Chance on Life, discuss the influence of love, loss and humor in the creative writing process. In conversation with Moment book & opinion editor Amy E. Schwartz. A special literary event celebrating the Moment Magazine-Karma Foundation Short Fiction Contest celebration.
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.
Kyiv Diary 7/15/22: Generosity From an Unexpected Twin
The war in Ukraine, I think, got people all over the world closer. And it also brought kindness and support in many different ways, sometimes absolutely unexpected.
State Department Condemns Russian War Propaganda as ‘Antisemitic’
On July 11, the U.S. Department of State released a report condemning Moscow’s attempts to justify the brutal invasion of Ukraine under the pretext of “denazifying” Ukraine and its government.
Beshert | The Crooner in the Station
One night, halfway up the stairs, I heard the most beautiful singing from above. Not heaven, the ticket hall.
The Wisdom Project | Joan Scheuer
Joan Gross Scheuer, a retired economist and education champion, is a pioneer in remedying inequality in public schools.
Biden’s Upcoming Middle East Trip
If there’s one regional development that all Israelis love, it’s the Abraham Accords. Can Biden get the Saudis on board?
A Wide-Open Conversation about Antisemitism with Jonathan Greenblatt and Robert Siegel
In 2021, the United States saw a 34% increase of antisemitic incidents―a record high. ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt, author of It Could Happen Here: Why America Is Tipping from Hate to the Unthinkable―And How We Can Stop It, will join us to talk about the current landscape and how individuals can join the fight against hate. In conversation with Robert Siegel, Moment special literary contributor and former senior host of NPR’s All Things Considered.
This program is part of a Moment series on antisemitism supported by the Joyce and Irving Goldman Family Foundation.
Simone Veil: The Holocaust Survivor Who Achieved Reproductive Rights in France
Simone Veil survived two Nazi concentration camps and became one of the most admired women in Europe.