David Brooks and Robert Siegel Talk “National Shtetl Radio”
National Shtetl Radio? That's the lineage that David Brooks imagined for himself and Robert Siegel--newly discovered by Moment to have genetic ties that might make...
Recordings of German Soldiers’ Conversations Rediscovered
New research has unearthed conversations among German POWs during World War II--recorded by British intelligence--that reveals the extent to which some German soldiers knew about...
Religious Restrictions Increase Globally
by Natalie Buchbinder
When you think of religious restriction, what country comes to mind? Visions of the Middle East, North Africa, portions of the East? What...
Reborn in Hebrew
by Ori Nir
I have never thought of my father as a revolutionary. But since his death last month, several of his colleagues depicted him as...
Record Store Blues
Telegraph Avenue
Michael Chabon
Harper
2012, $27.99, pp. 465
The most perilous pitfall for a tour de force is that the tour can come off as forced.
Alas, Telegraph Avenue,...
The Jewish Presidential Candidate You Don’t Know
You won’t see her in the debates, but the Green Party’s Jill Stein has a lot to say
The New Normal
Swift acceptance of gays by the Israeli Defense Forces in 1993 helped transform Israel into one of the most gay-friendly countries in the world. Moment looks at the history—and the future—of the gay rights movement in Israel, from the rainbow flag-strewn streets of Tel Aviv to the more traditional enclave of Jerusalem.
Jesus’ wife?
The Da Vinci Code—which popularized the notion that Jesus was married—is back in the news with the discovery of a fourth century papyrus text written...
Arabian Nights, Jewish Dreams
By Martin Berman-Gorvine
Janice Weizman’s The Wayward Moonmarks a refreshing departure in the Jewish historical novel, which is all too prone to focus on a limited...
But Can You Do Israeli Folk Dance To It?
by Daniela Enriquez
As the men entered in capsule-shaped cubicles, images started to appear across the entirety of the stage-wide screen—all present felt transplanted to a...
Can Politics Stay Off the Field?
By Rebecca Borison
For 15 minutes, a group of boys lived their dream. These boys met their idols and played soccer during the half-time break of...
What Would Randy Cohen Do?
by Sarah Breger
On Monday, at least 5,000 round-trip tickets to Israel from New York on El Al airlines were sold for under $400 (tickets usually...