06
Jan
Book Review | Angels of Death on Trial
"The understandable desire to find Mengele alive and try him, presumably on television, contributed to a reluctance on the part of some to accept the fact of his death."
06
Jan
Qassem Soleimani and the 2020 Elections
An attack that lasted less than a minute on Thursday night marked a new phase in America’s standing in the Middle East. What was until that moment a tense standoff between the Trump administration and the Ayatollahs in Tehran turned into a rapidly escalating conflict, which could lead to anything from a cycle of attacks and counter-attacks to an all-out war.
03
Jan
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30
Dec
Opinion | Israel’s ‘Democracy Quake’
In future times—may they be happier and calmer—we will remember the year between April 2019 and March 2020 as Israel’s annus horribilis.
30
Dec
Opinion | The Life-Changing Magic of Clutter
"I remember where, or whom, each object came from, what it stands for, and why I’ve kept it."
30
Dec
Visual Moment | Grand Dame of American Art
In many ways, Edith Halpert embodied the spirit of American pragmatism, which is how she explained herself: “I either had to stagnate, which was a thing I dreaded, or go ahead, and the only way to go ahead was to do something beyond what I was doing."
30
Dec
Three Seasons In, Is ‘Mrs. Maisel’ Still Marvelous?
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Andrew Lapin
Is The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel a very good Jewish show, or just a very Jewish show?
20
Dec
The Best Jewish Movies of 2019, Part Two
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By
Some more great cinematic tales of Jews making sense of their relationship to the world—and the world, in turn, making sense of its relationship to Jews.
19
Dec
Maury Yeston Looks at the Past, Present and Future in an Off-Broadway Show
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By
Simi Horwitz
Looking back at his almost 40-year career as a multi-award winning musical theater composer-lyricist (Nine, Titanic, Grand Hotel, Death Takes
16
Dec
Donald Trump: Causing a Frenzy and Making Friends in the Jewish World
With a single stroke of his presidential sharpie, Donald Trump sent the entire Jewish world into a frenzy, debating whether America’s 45th president had just changed the definition of Judaism in America from a religion to a nationality or race. He did not. The executive order Trump had signed on Wednesday includes nothing to indicate such a shift. The only change that could result from Trump’s executive order, which adopted a broader definition of anti-Semitism, is an easier time for those wishing to go after colleges for creating a hostile environment for pro-Israel students.