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Jewish Review of Books Come Here to Me, You Fortunate Citizen of the World 10 Jul 2023
The article discusses the problematic focus on "upstanders" in Holocaust education, which often overlooks the actual experiences of Jewish victims. It introd...
10 Jul 2023
Tablet Mount Sinai at West Point 25 May 2023
In this speech delivered at West Point, the author highlights the value of being uncool and uncomfortable, drawing parallels to Jewish history and identity. ...
25 May 2023
Tablet A More Meaningful Way to Remember the Holocaust 3 Feb 2023
The article discusses the difference between International Holocaust Remembrance Day and Yom HaShoah, the Jewish Holocaust Remembrance Day. It argues that In...
3 Feb 2023
Jewish Review of Books Storytelling, or: Yiddish in America 6 Apr 2022
The book "Storytelling, or: Yiddish in America" explores the work of Isaac Bashevis Singer, the best-known Yiddish writer of the 20th century. The author ini...
6 Apr 2022
Jewish Review of Books Do Jews Count? 9 Sep 2021
"Jews Don't Count" by David Baddiel explores the issue of contemporary antisemitism and the tendency of progressives to dismiss or downplay it. Baddiel discu...
9 Sep 2021
Tablet Meet U.S. Secretary of State-Designate Antony Blinken’s Great-Grandpa, the Kurt Cobain of Yiddish Lit 19 Jan 2021
Antony Blinken, the nominee for U.S. Secretary of State, has a Yiddish author great-grandfather named Meir Blinkin. Meir Blinkin's stories were published bef...
19 Jan 2021
Tablet The King of Warsaw 17 Dec 2020
"The King of Warsaw" is a translated Polish novel by Szczepan Twardoch about Jewish criminals in pre-Holocaust Warsaw. The question of whether non-Jews can w...
17 Dec 2020
Jewish Review of Books Who Doesn’t Love Roald Dahl? 4 Dec 2020
The article discusses Roald Dahl, a beloved children's author, and exposes his history of antisemitism, misogyny, and racism. Despite these revelations, his ...
4 Dec 2020
Tablet (Not Much) Sex in the City 6 Jul 2020
The article discusses the novel "Diary of a Lonely Girl: The Battle against Free Love" by Miriam Karpilove, which was serialized in New York's Yiddish daily ...
6 Jul 2020
Tablet My Favorite Singer Brother, I.J. 10 Feb 2020
Israel Joshua Singer, the less recognized brother of Isaac Bashevis Singer, is highlighted as a superior novelist by a writer enamored with his epic work "Th...
10 Feb 2020