11
Jan
A Tale of Two New Years
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By Gabriel Weinstein
Optimism and excitement for the new year still permeate the crisp winter air as in the second week of 2011. Lofty...
10
Jan
After Giffords Attack, Searching for Compassion
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By Steven Philp
Addressing nationwide concern for Representative Gabrielle Giffords, doctors have expressed hope for her recovery despite having suffered a gunshot wound to...
07
Jan
Born This Way
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By Steven Philp
According to a recent study conducted by researchers at the University College London, people may hold certain political views simply because they were...
07
Jan
People of the Book: Moving Into the Super Sad Future
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Sala Levin
2010 could rightfully be called the year of interconnectedness. Phones are no longer just smart: Some of them seem to have Ivy League degrees. Facebook...
07
Jan
Sects, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll
By Symi Rom-Rymer
A group of young Hasidic men hang out at the foot of the subway stairs at a station in Brooklyn, New...
06
Jan
For Refugees, a Modern Exodus
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By Adam Chandler
Before escaping to Israel in 2003, Ephraim lived in a camp with 15,000 other Eritreans. Like a growing number of refugees...
30
Dec
Renewing Galicia
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by Gabriel Weinstein
My grandfather always chuckled when we spoke about the Galicia region of northwestern Ukraine and southeastern Poland. He’d cackle, “Galicia! We used to...
29
Dec
Gentrification and the Jews
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by Lily Hoffman Simon
Jewish immigrant communities coming to North America around the turn of the 20th century faced many problems, including poverty, anti-Semitism, and poor...
29
Dec
My First Christmas, Again
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by Steven Philp
This past Saturday my family sat around the Christmas tree to unwrap presents. We have a particular system when it comes to opening...
27
Dec
Our New Cover!
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Get excited! Here's a sneak peek at the über-modern cover of our new issue, going to press today:
27
Dec
The Death of Yiddish?
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By Merav Levkowitz
For 25 years, the American klezmer band The Klezmatics has been unable to sustain itself solely from their Yiddish klezmer music. The reason...
26
Dec
Always a "Moment" Ahead of the Curve
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One of the great things about Moment is that through its 36-year history, it has documented breaking trends in Jewish life with insight and forward-looking...