David Mikics explores how Thomas Mann's "The Magic Mountain," published in 1924, remains a vital literary exploration of life, death, and intellectual discou...

Steven J. Zipperstein's biography "Philip Roth: Stung by Life" provides a fresh and insightful exploration of the celebrated and controversial Jewish-America...

David Mikics' article delves into the morally complex decisions faced by G.W. Pabst, a once-prominent Weimar director, who returned to Nazi-controlled German...

Exploring Charlie Chaplin's iconic influence on film, this piece examines Chaplin through the lens of Jewish cultural archetypes, particularly the schlemiel....

David Denby's book "Eminent Jews," as reviewed by David Mikics, captures the essence of a bygone era in American Jewry. Denby examines the influential lives ...

David Mikics explores the literary reflections of the Gilded Age, a period marked by extreme economic inequality and rapid technological progress, through no...

Christmas, far from being solely a Christian holiday, has been significantly influenced by Jewish contributions in America. Jewish songwriters created many c...

Norman Mailer, a complex figure in American literary and political discourse, engaged with the challenges of his era by proposing radical solutions such as a...

The article offers an engaging exploration of MAD magazine's influence from its inception in the early 1950s. It details how MAD, originally a comic, evolved...

The article discusses the rise of antisemitism and conspiracy theories, particularly in Western societies, despite efforts to combat ignorance through educat...