“It has never been quite clear to me why Carter arouses such an antipathetic response among American Jews,” Leonard “Leibel” Fein wrote after interviewing Jimmy Carter in 1984.
Pam Janis
“It is never too late, except when it is.”
Should you give books as holiday presents? Of course you should!
Moment
As we come to the end of this challenging year, Moment takes a look back at the stories that shaped the American Jewish conversation in 2023. From our coverage of Israeli democracy to American politics to the E-Street Band, here are Moment’s most-read stories 2023.
Moment
Sharon S. Nazarian reports on antisemitism news as she travels the country and the world advocating for Jewish communities and combating prejudice and hate.
Biden added another staple to his Jewish speeches: “I’m a Zionist.”
Erica Cash
It remains to be seen if the trial against Netanyahu will continue to divide the Israeli public and undermine its belief in Israel’s legal system.
In the late 1960s, Jewish professor Michael Krasny stepped in to teach Black Literature at San Francisco State University.
Jacob Forman
“I think in the general Australian community now, there is a very clear sentiment emerging against the importation of the hatreds and the violent emotions of the any conflict overseas into Australia.”
Ilan Berman and Nadine Epstein share aluable insights into the complex and rapidly evolving situation in Syria.
Moment
After 50 years of family rule, including 13 years of civil war, the people of Syria are celebrating, for now. What happened and how did it happen so quickly? What is Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS)—the rebel group that may emerge as the ruling party, who is its leader, Abu Mohammed al-Julani and will they be good for the Syrian people? What role did Israel play and what are the implications for the geopolitics of the region?
