Spice Box | Bottoms Up
Time for someone to pull some strings.
The Conversation
Thanks for the wonderful piece Dan Freedman wrote about his father Alfred Freedman’s role in depathologizing homosexuality in 1973 when he was president of the American Psychiatric Association (“Keepers of the Diagnostic Keys,” November/December 2023).
Red Sea Rebels: Yemen and the Houthis with Michael Knights and Nadine Epstein
Join Michael Knights from The Washington Institute for Near East Policy for a conversation about Yemen, the Houthi rebels and the threat they pose for a wider war in the Middle East.
Wisdom Project | Lusia Milch, 92: “Doing Nothing Is Not Acceptable”
Lusia Milch, the spokeswoman for “Lives Eliminated, Dreams Illuminated” discusses her tough survival of the Holocaust and her message for Jews to never give up their fight to eliminate antisemitism.
ICJ Decision Puts Ball in Bibi’s Court: Israel Must Show It’s Complying with International Law
Reactions in Israel to the ICJ decision have ranged from outrage, to a sigh of relief, to a sobering assessment of its broad domestic and international implications.
The Soul of Israel: Lost in Translation with Daniel Gordis and Amy E. Schwartz
Join author Daniel Gordis, creator of the Israel from the Inside blog and podcast for a discussion about what non-Hebrew speakers don’t always get about what’s happening in Israel and share insights into the country’s soul and future.
New French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal is no Stranger to Prejudice
French President Emmanuel Macron appointed Gabriel Attal as France’s new Prime Minister on January 9, 2024. This appointment comes at a time of unrest in France as antisemitism and Islamophobia have both risen since October 7.
Poem | Kaddish for the Living
What does it mean to be “dead / but not”—marooned on the border between being and having been? In “Kaddish for the Living,” a daughter...
How A Set of Twins Survived the Holocaust Together with Michael Berenbaum and Marion Ein Lewin
Join Marion Lewin and Holocaust Scholar Michael Berenbaum for a conversation about what they experienced and how they survived, a remarkable story documented in the new book Inseparable: The Hess Twins’ Holocaust Journey through Bergen-Belsen to America by Faris Cassell.
Interview | Laziza Dalil on Teaching Moroccan Jewish Heritage
The vice president and cofounder of the Mimouna Association, which started as a club on her university campus in Morocco, on the importance of shared community.
Memoir | International Holocaust Remembrance Day and the Danish Rescue
Danes from all walks of life stepped up during the Holocaust to save Jews—including my relatives. How is Denmark observing International Holocaust Remembrance Day in the wake of October 7?
Tu B’Shvat: A Birthday for the Trees
A new Gregorian year is upon us, and it’s a new year for the trees as well. Sometimes called “Jewish Earth Day,” the celebration of...