September/October 2017

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Profile

Simon Schama Steals the Show
The effusive British historian and master storyteller returns for part two of the history of the Jewish people.
by Liam Hoare


Daniel Pearl Investigative Journalism Initiative

Strangers in their own land
The end of the long civil war between Sri Lanka’s Buddhists and Tamils promised peace. Instead, Buddhist nationalists found a new enemy: their Muslim neighbors. 
by May Jeong


Our Nation 2017

After the Cyber-storm
The nation’s attention has shifted elsewhere, but Whitefish, the small Montana town hit by a neo-Nazi harassment campaign, is still recovering.
By Ellen Wexler


Book Interview

Max Brooks
The preeminent zombie expert—who has taught disaster preparedness at West Point—explains why the video game, Minecraft, is his new obsession.
By Ellen Wexler

From The Editor
The new face of white supremacism
by Nadine Epstein

Opinion

Younger evangelicals are less committed to Israel
by Mark Pinsky


Can Jared Kushner find a new path to peace?
by Marshall Breger


A new spotlight shines on David Duke
by Tyler Bridges


Opinion Interview

Elliott Abrams’s Advice to Trump
by Marilyn Cooper

Jewish Word

A short history of Hebrew acronyms
by Marilyn Cooper


Visual Moment

Modigliani’s Parisian years
by Diane Bolz


First Person

Sukkah-for-sale
by Jodi Rudoren


Ask The Rabbis 

What is the most important High Holidays prayer?  

Poem

“On Reading Chapter 19 in the Book of Judges”
by Erika Dreifus

Guide

2017 Moment Genetics Guide
Learn about new genetic testing options, advances in immunotherapy, the benefits of genetic counseling & much more.

Books

Forest Dark
reviewed by Emily Barton


The Book of Separation
reviewed by Susan Coll


Jewish Comedy: A Serious History
reviewed by Daniel Oppenheimer and Mark Oppenheimer

Cartoon Caption Contest

Spice Box

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