20
Feb
Politics, Propaganda and the Olympics Games
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By
Liam Hoare
Politics and propaganda are inseparable from the Olympic spectacle—though perhaps never more patently than in Berlin in 1936.
16
Feb
Staff Picks: Medieval Jews in England, National Lampoon and Poland’s B-Day
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By
Moment
What we’re reading—and watching—this week
15
Feb
Israel, Syria, Iran and the War to Come
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By
Sarah Breger
On Saturday an Iranian drone entered Israeli airspace and was shot down by an Israeli helicopter a minute and a half later.
13
Feb
How BDS at the University of Michigan Sparked a Free Speech Debate
While the November meeting marked the first time any motion to divest from Israel passed in Michigan’s student government, it also marked the first time a professor—or a speaker of any kind—was barred from addressing the student government.
09
Feb
Staff Picks: Weimar Berlin, Jewish Jazz and Ben Gurion’s Rice
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By
What we’re reading—and watching—this week.
08
Feb
Why Pluralistic Judaism Matters in Israel
Ten years ago, only around 6 percent of Israeli Jews self-identified as Reform or Conservative. Today, that number has grown to 11 percent.
07
Feb
Julius Rosenwald: Building Schools in the Jim Crow South
When Rosenwald decided to give away hundreds of thousands of dollars to mark his fiftieth birthday, Booker T. Washington encouraged him to donate a portion of the money to build schools for African American children in the segregated south.
02
Feb
Staff Picks: Lebanon’s First Oscar Nod, Mobula Rays and Gaby Hoffman
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By
What we’re reading—and watching—this week.
23
Jan
What Israeli School Children Learn About American Jewish Life
The year 2017 was another rocky one in the relationship between Israel and many American Jews, punctuated by conflict over matters once considered common ground. Some controversies—including a backlash over comments about American Jews’ military service by Israeli deputy foreign minister Tzipi Hotovely—suggest a level of misunderstanding that could end up harming both sides.
23
Jan
Spice Box | Yelp Reviews for G-d Construction
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By
Ellen Wexler
Impressive work, but a little territorial. (DO NOT TELL THEM if you get a second opinion!!!!)
22
Jan
American Jewish Literature: Dead or Alive?
With
Gal Beckerman / Nicholas Delbanco / Nathan Englander / Rebecca Goldstein / Allegra Goodman / Mohsin Hamid / Dara Horn / Aaron Lansky / Ruby Namdar / Alicia Ostriker...
19
Jan
The Lioness Roars Again: Golda Meir at 120
Although she was a trailblazer, second-wave feminists in the 1960s disliked her, and she returned their ire, describing them as “crazy women who burn their bras and…hate men.” Meir resented attempts to turn her into a feminist icon.