Book Review | The Temple of Whitefish and Lox
Lori Zabar’s new book reveals the family history behind the iconic grocery store.
Moment Debate | Are We Losing Our Democracy?
Every generation faces challenges, and we certainly have our share of them.
Opinion | Inside a Hasidic Schism
On two evenings in late May, the streets of Jerusalem were once again the scene of violent riots.
Opinion | Not Your Grandfather’s Saudi Arabia
If you had told me three years ago that I would be invited to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia for a “Forum on Common Values Among Religious Followers,” I would have asked you what you were smoking.
Opinion | Plundered Palestinian Pastures
Imagine you live in a rural area out West and your neighbors keep trying to drive you off your land.
Opinion | The Jewish Obligation to Ukraine
“Europe is just a graveyard for me,” my Shabbat host told me. Is the history of Jews in Ukraine relevant for Israel’s refugee policy today?
Book Review | The Evolution of Tyranny
Thirty years ago, as the Soviet Union was coming apart and its hold on Eastern Europe was loosening, democracy appeared ascendant not just in Europe but worldwide. For advocates of democratic government, the 20th century concluded on a triumphant note. Today that note is a distant, barely audible signal from a bygone era.
Witness to a Massacre: The Kamianets-Podilskyi Experiment
The Germans killed 23,600 Jews at Kamianets-Podilskyi. Photos secretly taken by Gyula Spitz documented their final march.
Jewish Geography—Six Feet Under
Cemeteries are historical markers, links to the past. Jewish communities move on or move out, but the history of American Jewry is carved in granite.
Lilacs and the Pit: Family Holocaust Recollections
Four poignant vignettes explore the enduring impact of Nazi massacres in the Ponar Forest on a Vilnius family and community.
Letters from the Lingerie Drawer: A Daughter’s Journey with Eleanor Reissa and Yehuda Hyman
What if you could suddenly see your parents’ lives before you were born? And they were Holocaust survivors, who had suffered greatly but still somehow found each other. This is what happened to Tony-nominated director and Broadway/television actor Eleanor Reissa when her mother passed away, leaving behind 56 letters she’d received from Reissa’s father in the years after he survived a death march. It took Reissa 30 years to have them translated from German and discover her parents’ story. She discusses what she learned and her recently released memoir, The Letters Project: A Daughter’s Journey, in conversation with playwright and artistic director Yehuda Hyman. Reissa also reads several selections from her book.
This program is in commemoration of Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Moment Debate | Should the Supreme Court Outlaw Affirmative Action?
Yes, if what you mean is outright racial preferences, that is, bonus points for being a certain race.