From the Archives | The Olympic Boycott—Then
In 1980, we wrote about the fight to boycott the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin—and why the protest ultimately didn’t come to pass.
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Jul
22
Jul
From the Archives | Home (Plate) for the Holidays?
When important baseball games fall on Shabbat or the High Holy Days, what’s a Jewish baseball player to do?
15
Jul
From the Archives | Jewish Comics
In 1976, Moment wrote about Jewish comics’ rise from obscurity into mainstream American media and the role comedy has played in Jewish life.
08
Jul
From the Archives | Borscht Belt Humor Hits Broadway
Borscht Belt humor walks a narrow line between good jokes and bad taste. Alexander Wohl analyzes this sometimes off-color Jewish humor.
01
Jul
From the Archives | Are Jews Still Funny?
In 1979 Time magazine, the quintessential barometer of American life, told the nation that even though Jews made up only 3 percent of the population, 80 percent of America’s working comedians were Jewish.
07
Nov
Is Rahm Emanuel the Jewish LBJ?
Who is Rahm Emanuel (Barack Obama’s new Chief of Staff)?
For starters, he’s Jewish. He, his wife Amy, and their three children atten...