From 2006 | Edward R. Murrow: As Good as His Myth
Years before his broadcasts captivated America, Edward R. Murrow rescued Jewish and anti-Nazi scholars.
The Little-Known Story of Jewish Refugee Professors at Historically Black Colleges & Universities with Lillie J. Edwards and Nadine Epstein
When German Jewish scholars were expelled from universities after the rise of the Nazis in the 1930s, many hoped to flee to the United States. But it wasn’t easy to find educational institutions to sponsor them due to rampant antisemitism in academia. Some of the lucky ones found homes at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Join Dr. Lillie J. Edwards, Professor Emerita of History and African American studies at Drew University, for a conversation about why HBCUs offered Jewish scholars positions, the influence these teachers had on their students and the impact the students and schools had on the lives of these refugees. In conversation with Moment editor-in-chief Nadine Epstein.
This conversation is part of a Moment series on antisemitism supported by the Joyce and Irving Goldman Family Foundation. The program is also a part of The Wide River Project, a yearlong, joint initiative of Western States Center and Moment Magazine, that takes a deep dive—and fresh look—into the art, history and issues that both unite and divide the Black and Jewish communities.
This Moment in Art: Draping the Ambassador’s House, Samaritans and More
As we embark on a new year, we can find respite and renewal in the trove of rich and varied museum exhibitions and cultural happenings that are once again burgeoning in our cities.
Does the Government of Hungary Really Have a “Zero Tolerance” Policy When it Comes to Antisemitism? with Ira Forman, Kati Marton and Amy E. Schwartz
His supporters in Europe and the U.S. insist that the government of Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban is not antisemitic. But others point to his rhetoric, including a speech he made in Romania that his critics have called “pure Nazi,” and his policies in Hungary. Join Moment Senior Fellow Ira Forman, former U.S. State Department’s Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism and Hungarian-American journalist Kati Marton, founding advisory council chair of Action for Democracy, for a discussion about why we should be very concerned about antisemitism in Hungary. In conversation with Moment Book & Opinion editor Amy E. Schwartz.
This program is part of a Moment series on antisemitism supported by the Joyce and Irving Goldman Family Foundation.
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.
Creating Streetscape Art: An Interview with Simonida Perica Uth
Moment Arts Editor Diane M. Bolz recently interviewed Uth about her latest project for the French Embassy.
Spice Box | “What Am I,” asks Hamm, “Chopped liver?”
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On Poetry | Nelly Sachs and the Poetry of Flight
Sachs dropped the masks that had let her speak through the murdered Jews of Europe and wrote from her own position in the world.
The Conversation
What makes a word Jewish? Every word is Jewish when it has a Jewish story to tell.
Opinion | A Brief Break from ‘To Bibi or Not to Bibi’
Netanyahu has long been the center of Israeli politics. But last week, Lapid finally changed the narrative.
Biden Does Rosh Hashanah
The First-Ever White House Celebration of Rosh Hashanah
Thoughts at the End of a 7-Year Shmita Cycle
Imagine all the people at the end of a shmita cycle…