07
Mar
Howard Jacobson Meets Shylock
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By
Liam Hoare
The Man Booker award-winning British author gives The Merchant of Venice a new twist. And no, he doesn’t think Shakespeare was an anti-Semite.
07
Mar
An All-Women Symposium: The Missing XX-Factor
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By
Moment
1| What more could be done to achieve
peace between Israelis and Palestinians?
2| What might women bring to the
peace process if more were included?
with Ruth Calderon,...
05
Mar
Book Review // Disraeli: The Novel Politician
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By
Norman Gelb
David Cesarani’s succinct new biography of preeminent Victorian statesman and novelist Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881), Disraeli: The Novel Politician, challenges the commonly held view of Disraeli as having played a heroic role in Jewish history.
04
Mar
Ask the Rabbis // Proselytizing?
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By
Should Jews advocate for their religious choices in conversation with Jews who have chosen differently?
04
Mar
Jewish Word // Baal Teshuvah
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By
Sala Levin
Religious seekers are as old as religion itself. But it wasn’t until mid-20th-century America that there was a full-fledged, organized movement of Jews who moved from less observant to more observant—and a name for them. Behold, the birth of the baal teshuvah.
04
Mar
Visual Moment // Moshe Safdie
In 1967 a 29-year-old Israeli-born Canadian architect by the name of Moshe Safdie gained international recognition for his groundbreaking, visionary design for high-quality, affordable urban housing.
04
Mar
Q&A: Hitler on the Bestseller List
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By
Anna Isaacs
Eighty-one years after its original release, Mein Kampf is once again a bestseller in Germany. We spoke with the head historian behind the new edition about why it’s worth reexamining.
04
Mar
Opinion // Who Will Be Israel’s Champion?
It’s never been easy for the Israeli establishment to foresee how a newly elected American administration is going to behave. Israel did not know in advance that Lyndon Johnson was going to be Israel’s best American friend, possibly ever.
04
Mar
From the Editor // March/April 2016
Not long ago, I visited dear old friends for dinner and, over dessert, fell into a conversation with their daughter, whom I have known since she was born. She recently graduated from college and is an artist and activist who participated in the 2014 protests in Ferguson, Missouri, after the death of Michael Brown.
03
Mar
Dietary Restrictions Bring Jewish and Muslim Students Together
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By
Sala Levin
by Andrew Michaels
For students with religious dietary obligations, be they kosher, halal, or religious vegetarians, going to college can be difficult. Most schools require students...
18
Feb
Israel: A Mosaic of Ethnic Cuisines (SPONSORED)
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Israel’s vibrant food scene has made this small Mediterranean country one of the most exciting culinary destinations in the world, proving to be a fabulous...
27
Jan
Q&A: EU Anti-Semitism Envoy Katharina von Schnurbein
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“We are facing a very serious situation.”