Wieseltier on Oren: “[I’m] Outraged and Offended”
“I don’t take kindly to being called anti-Semitic and I don’t take kindly to having Jewish self-hatred attributed to me. I don’t take kindly to it at all.”
A Jewish Take on Caitlyn Jenner
by Amara McLaughlin
Five years before Vanity Fair unveiled Caitlyn Jenner on their front cover, Joy Ladin’s story made headlines and front pages in Jewish media.
The...
Book Review // A World Without Jews
No topic in history has provoked a greater outpouring of books and treatises than Hitler’s Third Reich. As of 1995 there were 25,000 titles on the Nazi era, and by the year 2000, the total reached “a whopping 37,000,” according to author Alon Confino, who cites a scholarly list compiled in Darmstadt. This continuing flood attests to the ongoing struggle, within and without Germany, to comprehend the motivations behind the rise of National Socialism and its monstrous offspring, the Holocaust.
Opinion// Letty Cottin Pogrebin
Islamophobia, The Flip Side of Anti-Semitism: We Jews need to be careful about diminishing and defaming Muslims.
Opinion // Shmuel Rosner
Pity the Israeli Voter: No matter which party is in power, Israelis will end up disappointed.
Opinion // Fania Oz-Salzberger
Regardless of the outcome of Israel’s general elections on March 17, the campaign for the 20th Knesset will be remembered for its verbal brutality, rhetoric shallowness and viral viciousness. Never has an Israeli election been so devoid of serious debate on the core issues. Whether Netanyahu or Herzog and Livni win at the polls, the main loser is already known: rational debate and communal ethos.
Invite non-Jews to your Seder!
Editor and publisher Nadine Epstein asks you to invite a non-Jew to your seder this year in order to help combat anti-Semitism.
Morris Abram: The Man Who Unmasked the KKK and Helped Establish “One Person, One Vote”
by Cecily Abram
Those who remember Morris Berthold Abram may recall his tenure as president of Brandeis University during the tumultuous years of 1968-1970. Yet many...
An Argentine Journalist on Fallout from Prosecutor’s Mysterious Death
The plot unfolded like a murder mystery.
First, on January 18, Argentine state prosecutor Alberto Nisman was found dead from a gunshot wound. The timing was uncanny:...
Martin Luther King, Jr. and Jews in the Civil Rights Movement
This weekend we honor civil rights pioneer Martin Luther King, Jr, who helped pave the way for a new era of racial integration in America....
Filled, Broken and Complete: Sacred Vessels at Mayyim Hayyim
This month, the Mayyim Hayyim Living Waters Community Mikveh and Paula Brody & Family Education Center in Newton, MA is showcasing an exhibit of intricate...
The People of Ukraine Have Spoken: What Now?
A Moment Series: Democracy in Retreat
After massive demonstrations & new elections, Ukrainians have let it be known that they are ready for democratic and economic reforms. But...