An Interview with Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt
“Antisemitism is like the canary in the coal mine of democracy,” says the U.S. special envoy for monitoring and combating antisemitism.
Lessons from Ilhan Omar’s Removal from the Foreign Affairs Committee
The vote was further proof that the question isn’t where to draw the line between criticism of Israel and antisemitism. It’s all about politics.
The Meaning of ‘Semicha’
How did a word that means “leaning” become the way to describe the act of becoming a rabbi?
Governor Josh Shapiro: Not Your Grandfather’s Jewish Politician
Shapiro isn’t the first Jewish governor, but he is the category’s leading exemplar—unafraid to talk about his faith but mindful that 97.7 percent of Pennsylvanians are not Jewish.
From the Editor | First Encounters of a Hateful Kind
Everyone remembers the first time they encountered religious, ethnic or racial hatred.
Remembering My Colleague, Barbara Walters
Stuart Schwartz, former senior broadcast producer for ABC News, reflects on his experiences working with Barbara Walters, who passed this week.
Closing the Circle with an Old Comrade
Journalist Mark Pinsky reflects on his experiences after the Six-Day War with Max Haber and Norman Rosenbaum. Both men died, and Pinsky returns to Israel to find their graves.
Role Models Part II
If as rabbinic sages say, an angel touches us before we are born and causes us to forget all the Torah we have learned in the womb, then we arrive in the world ravenous to learn.
Fiction | Calculated Moves
So troubling was the dream, and so restless was he as a result, that he stayed in bed longer than usual.
Who Are Your Role Models?
If as rabbinic sages say, an angel touches us before we are born and causes us to forget all the Torah we have learned in the womb, then we arrive in the world ravenous to learn.
Visual Moment | The Subversive Art of Philip Guston
Frances Brent discusses a new exhibit of Russian-Jewish painter Philip Guston’s sometimes controversial art.