Should Jews Play Richard Wagner?
Richard Wagner, the lauded 19th-century German composer of operas such as Tristan und Isolde and Parsifal, had an anti-Semitic streak.
It was more than just a...
Blame Canada (for Anti-Zionism)
By Adina Rosenthal
Canadian bacon isn’t the only thing that’s unkosher. Earlier this month, the Canadian Parliamentary Coalition to Combat Antisemitism (CPCCA), released its report concluding...
Prussian Blue Sings a New Tune
By Steven Philp
It has been five quiet years since Lamb and Lynx Gaede stepped out of the national spotlight—ending a short and controversial career as...
From the Editor
Why is Moment, a magazine of Jewish politics, culture and religion, devoting space to the Roma, especially when there are so many issues of direct interest to the Jewish people to explore?
Debunking the Harry Potter Antisemitism Myth
Judaism, Harry Potter and Antisemitism
Entire books have been written on Potter philosophy and Torah wisdom (see Moment’s interview with Dov Krulwich), and some commentators have posited...
Shakespeare's "Merchant of NYC"
By Sarah Breger; Interview by Sophie Taylor
To stage The Merchant of Venice is courageous; to stage The Merchant of Venice so soon after the celebrated...
Shakespeare’s “Merchant of NYC”
By Sarah Breger; Interview by Sophie Taylor
To stage The Merchant of Venice is courageous; to stage The Merchant of Venice so soon after the celebrated...
United (Nations) We Fall
By Adina Rosenthal
Anthony Weiner may have proved that social media can reveal the naked truth, but a far more stark reality has emerged from the...
Jew vs. Jew
by Steven Philp
In light of the fact that anti-Semitism exists within contemporary society, a large number of Jews devote their time and energy to organizations—like...
Hate Speech in the Netherlands
by Symi Rom-Rymer
Last week, popular far-right Dutch politician Geert Wilders was acquitted of all charges of inciting hatred against Muslims. The allegations made against him...
Shuttering Yale's Center on Anti-Semitism
By Symi Rom-Rymer
Yale University announced yesterday that it is closing its Initiative for the Interdisciplinary Study of Anti-Semitism (YIISA). According to Thomas Mattia, an official...
Shuttering Yale’s Center on Anti-Semitism
By Symi Rom-Rymer
Yale University announced yesterday that it is closing its Initiative for the Interdisciplinary Study of Anti-Semitism (YIISA). According to Thomas Mattia, an official...