Fredric Brandfon
No bio yet for Fredric Brandfon.
person_add Follow Fredric Brandfon
Members receive (at most) weekly emails summarizing new content published by the authors they follow.
Forward
A mural of the Simpsons as Holocaust victims should be offensive. It’s actually a stroke of genius
7 Mar
Artist aleXsandro Palombo created a controversial mural in Milan depicting characters from The Simpsons as Holocaust victims, with one panel showing them wea...
7 Mar
Tablet
What the Pope Knew
22 Dec 2023
The article discusses the actions and decisions of Pope Pius XII during the Holocaust. While the pope expressed sympathy for those suffering, he failed to sp...
22 Dec 2023
Tablet
Backyard Exiles
5 Mar 2021
This text discusses the experiences of Italian Jewish writers during the years between Mussolini's rise to power in 1922 and the defeat of Fascism and the Na...
5 Mar 2021
Tablet
‘The Betrothed,’ a Novel of the Plague in Milan
3 Apr 2020
In this article, the focus is on Alessandro Manzoni's novel "The Betrothed," set during the plague in Milan in 1630, and its impact on various Jewish Italian...
3 Apr 2020
Tablet
Berenice, the Jewish Queen of Rome, and the Origins of Replacement Theory
13 Jan 2020
The text discusses the historical fear of Jews replacing existing power structures, focusing on Berenice's potential influence on Roman Emperor Titus and the...
13 Jan 2020
Tablet
St. Peter’s Menorah
25 Jul 2017
A recent exhibition in the Vatican showcased a prominent display of a gold menorah as a symbol of Judaism, highlighting the cooperation between the Vatican a...
25 Jul 2017