Avigdor Lieberman: Israel's Le Pen
By Jeremy Gillick
Two years ago, Ha'aretz correspondent Lily Galili profiled the right wing Israeli politician and founder of the Yi...
05
Feb
03
Feb
Kiev Celebrates Sholom Aleichem, then Destroys his House
By Jeremy Gillick
Following celebrations in Kiev in honor of the 150th anniversary of Sholom Aleichem's birth, developers destroyed ...
23
Jan
George Mitchell: Good for the Jews?
By Jeremy Gillick
Yes, it's true. Barack Obama has ordered Guantanamo closed. That's big news, at least symbolically. But the bigger n...
19
Jan
Celebrating Martin Luther King Day
To read more about the alliance between Jews and Blacks, check out our January/February cover story.
Photo courtesy of the Religious ...
16
Jan
Some weekend reading
By Benjamin Schuman-Stoler
Here's a couple articles to check out if you have some down time this weekend:
In the Guardian's sport bl...
15
Jan
What Hamas Believes
By Jeremy Gillick
Bombing Gaza might not force Hamas--the Palestinian version of the Muslim Brotherhood that rules it--to moderate its...
30
Dec
Laughter Through Tears
By Jeremy Gillick
Sholom Aleichem, the revered 19th century writer whose earnest, incredulous and good-natured humor came to define a ...
17
Dec
More on Madoff
By Benjamin Schuman-Stoler
There were articles on Bernard Madoff's arrest and scandal in every section of the Washington Post today ex...
15
Dec
Holocaust Not A Part of Young Diaspora Jews' Identity, Survey Finds
By Benjamin Schuman-Stoler
JTA reported today that a 12 year survey, conducted among 60,000 Jews aged 15-17 in 20 countries outsid...
15
Dec
Madoff Scandal Hurting Jewish Orgs–Yeshiva U lost $100 Million
By Benjamin Schuman-Stoler
Another financial drama is having rippling effects in the Jewish community, only, unlike the financial mi...