Andrew Silow-Carroll | Authors

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Earliest item	5 Feb 2023

JTA Rejecting Kahanists and rebuffing anti-Zionists, a new leader of the New Israel Fund makes its case for liberal democracy 16 Jan

Mickey Gitzin, the newly appointed interim president of the New Israel Fund (NIF), steps into his role amid increasing polarization over Israel’s democratic ...

16 Jan

JTA A century before Trump targeted Somalis, Jews faced the politics of blame 13 Jan

The article draws a parallel between President Trump's targeting of Somali immigrants in Minnesota and historical instances of Jews being scapegoated for the...

13 Jan

JTA This Jewish artist fought Nazis with a paintbrush, when art like his still mattered 8 Jan

Arthur Szyk, a Polish-born Jewish artist, utilized his art as a powerful medium against tyranny, particularly during World War II. Szyk became renowned for h...

8 Jan

Forward Peter Beinart, Elliot Cosgrove and other Jewish leaders face off over the future of liberal Zionism 7 Jan

A recent panel at Bnai Jeshurun in Manhattan, featuring notable figures such as Peter Beinart and Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove, reflected on the crisis facing liber...

7 Jan

JTA Here’s how I make each day count: I keep a diary 2 Jan

Andrew Silow-Carroll reflects on his ritual of maintaining a five-year diary since 2011, capturing both the mundane and significant events of his life. This ...

2 Jan

Forward Mikveh unearthed beneath Western Wall plaza shows evidence of Temple’s destruction 29 Dec 2025

Archaeologists have made a significant discovery beneath the Western Wall Plaza in Jerusalem—a 2,000-year-old mikveh, or Jewish ritual bath, dating back to t...

29 Dec 2025

JTA Before ‘SNL,’ there was Sid Caesar — and a roomful of Jewish writers 26 Dec 2025

Sid Caesar, a pivotal figure in early American television comedy, revolutionized the medium with his live sketch-comedy program "Your Show of Shows" in the e...

26 Dec 2025

Forward How Eastern Europe's Jews celebrated a merry 'nitl' Christmas 14 Dec 2025

In a fresh exploration of Jewish cultural history, Andrew Silow-Carroll discusses how Yiddish-speaking Jews in Eastern Europe navigated traditions around Chr...

14 Dec 2025

JTA Back in the day, Yiddish-speaking Jews had themselves a merry ‘nitl’ Christmas 14 Dec 2025

Andrew Silow-Carroll explores Jordan Chad's analysis of how Yiddish-speaking Jews historically engaged with Christmas Eve—a tradition often misconstrued. Cha...

14 Dec 2025

JTA A timely New York exhibition immerses listeners in voices from the Holocaust 3 Dec 2025

The New York Historical's latest exhibition, "The Recordings: Voices from the Shoah Tapes," presents a visceral auditory experience that highlights the histo...

3 Dec 2025