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Jewish Review of Books A Cedar of Lebanon 26 Sep 2016
Matti Friedman reflects on his time at Outpost Pumpkin in Lebanon, exploring the complexities of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and Hezbollah's influence i...
26 Sep 2016
Jewish Review of Books Water Shall Flow from Jerusalem 28 Dec 2015
The text discusses how British reports in the 1930s highlighting water scarcity in Palestine to limit Jewish immigration inadvertently drove Zionist efforts ...
28 Dec 2015
Jewish Review of Books A Spy’s Life 9 Sep 2015
"Sylvia Rafael: The Life and Death of a Mossad Spy" details the life of Sylvia Rafael, a Mossad agent targeted for assassination by Black September terrorist...
9 Sep 2015
Jewish Review of Books Killer Backdrop: A Rejoinder 16 Sep 2014
Amy Newman Smith and Erika Dreifus engage in a discussion regarding the quality and ethical considerations of fiction based on the Holocaust and Nazi era. Sm...
16 Sep 2014
Jewish Review of Books Killer Backdrop 15 Jun 2014
The prevalence of Holocaust fiction in the publishing industry has raised questions about the ethical and artistic considerations of depicting such a horrifi...
15 Jun 2014
Jewish Review of Books The Living Waters of History 5 Mar 2014
"The Mapmaker's Daughter" by Laurel Corona is a historical novel set in Spain during the 15th century, following the life of Amalia Riba, a converso girl wit...
5 Mar 2014
Jewish Review of Books Scaling the Internet 25 Nov 2013
On September 11, 2001, Akamai Technologies, a Cambridge-based company, faced a drastic surge in internet traffic following the terrorist attacks on the World...
25 Nov 2013
Jewish Review of Books Cri de Coeur 12 Jun 2013
This article discusses the life of Herschel Grynszpan, a young Jewish boy who gained fame in 1938 when he shot and killed the German diplomat Ernst vom Rath....
12 Jun 2013
Jewish Review of Books Tough Bananas 27 Feb 2013
This text discusses the life of Sam Zemurray, a Jewish businessman who played a significant role in the founding of the state of Israel and the growth of the...
27 Feb 2013
Jewish Review of Books Homage to Mahj 27 Feb 2013
Project Mah Jongg, curated by Melissa Martens, initially displayed at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York and has since traveled to various Jewish muse...
27 Feb 2013