14
Apr
Interview: Geraldine Brooks on Lessons From the ‘Plague Village’
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By
Sarah Breger
“Any sacrifice to save human life is, by definition, vital.”
14
Apr
COVID-19 Disrupts European Jewish Life
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By
Liam Hoare
Though the number of Jewish births in the UK has outpaced the number of deaths since 2006, the community continues to skew older. Those over 60 are at a far higher risk of becoming sick or dying from the coronavirus. In addition, the majority of British Jews live in and around London, where the outbreak in Britain has been most pronounced. The city remains weeks away, reports suggest, from the coronavirus’s peak.
13
Apr
The Holy Week of Corona
The police are out in full force. They always are during these holidays to maintain order among the crowds of hundreds of thousands that come to pray. But this year, they are out to ensure that there are no crowds, as Jerusalem remains under virtual lockdown.
13
Apr
A Post-Bernie Democratic Race
Last Wednesday, as Jewish Americans were busy wrapping up their Passover shopping (well distanced outside the supermarkets, or begging for an online delivery slot) and struggling to set up a Zoom call with their socially-distanced families, Bernie Sanders bowed out.
13
Apr
Book Review | ‘We Are Not Here to Be Bystanders’
In his foreword to Linda Sarsour’s memoir of political activism, Harry Belafonte remarks, “It wasn’t that long ago that we lost Martin and Malcom and Bobby.” He is comparing the vilification of Sarsour, the hijab-wearing, Brooklyn-born Palestinian-American, for her anti-Israeli politics to the murderous racist violence of the 1960s. It seems a stretch.
13
Apr
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pat lewis
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10
Apr
This Passover: A Virtual Seder—and a House Fire
My sister was cooking up a batch of our late mother’s recipe for tzimmes Wednesday morning when the pot exploded.
09
Apr
Beshert | From Minsk, With Love
It was the worst day of my life. I was 18, a straight-A student, and I’d just been denied access to medical school—something I wanted...
08
Apr
Zoom-Bomb: Anti-Semites Find a New Platform For Hate
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By
Dan Freedman
Meetings and classrooms have been disrupted by blasts from pornographic films and, in one case, a shouter interrupted a Massachusetts school class meeting with profanities, and then disclosed the teacher’s home address.
08
Apr
The Purple Gang: Kosher Kings of Detroit
The Purple Gang was the only Jewish gang to ever dominate the underworld in a major American city. But judging by their obscurity in the...
07
Apr
Will Israel’s Pesach Lockdown Work?
Israeli officials warn that Wednesday night will be a make-it-or-break-it event in the fight against coronavirus.
07
Apr
The Passover Seder Is Already Virtual with Amy E. Schwartz
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Moment
Join Moment’s Ask the Rabbis, Opinion and Book editor, Amy E. Schwartz, as she explores readings and meditations to accompany your Passover seder–whether virtual or in-person. She’ll also be discussing Moment’s new virtual Haggadah supplement.