antisemitism Archives

16 Nov

The Other Rosenbergs

December 14, 2023
By Nadine Epstein
1 comment

They had the wrong name at the wrong time in the wrong place. Moment investigates discrimination against Jews who worked for the U.S. Army Signal Corps at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey in the wake of Julius Rosenberg’s arrest.

17 Aug

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Yizkor Education

August 17, 2011
By elisniv
5 comments

By Adina Rosenthal British historian Sir Ian Kershaw famously wrote: “The road to Auschwitz was built by hate, but paved with indifference,” a sentiment that provides...

28 Jul

Culture, Jewish Culture and Traditions - Moment Magazine

Should Jews Play Richard Wagner?

February 12, 2021
By Theodore Samets
4 comments

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...

26 Jul

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Blame Canada (for Anti-Zionism)

July 26, 2011
By elisniv
5 comments

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...

25 Jul

Jewish Culture and Traditions - Moment Magazine, Religion

Prussian Blue Sings a New Tune

March 17, 2022
By elisniv
1 comment

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...

19 Jul

2011 July-August, Jewish Culture and Traditions - Moment Magazine

From the Editor

August 9, 2017
By Nadine Epstein
0 comments

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?

14 Jul

Jewish Culture and Traditions - Moment Magazine

Debunking the Harry Potter Antisemitism Myth

February 23, 2022
By Stephen Richer
27 comments

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...

14 Jul

Jewish Culture and Traditions - Moment Magazine

Shakespeare's "Merchant of NYC"

July 14, 2011
By elisniv
1 comment

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...

14 Jul

Jewish Culture and Traditions - Moment Magazine

Shakespeare’s “Merchant of NYC”

July 14, 2011
By navid
1 comment

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...

12 Jul

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United (Nations) We Fall

July 12, 2011
By elisniv
7 comments

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...

06 Jul

Culture

Jew vs. Jew

April 26, 2022
By Sala Levin
1 comment

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...

28 Jun

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Hate Speech in the Netherlands

June 28, 2011
By Symi Rom-Rymer
4 comments

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...