Robert Zaretsky

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Forward How a legendary Jewish sociologist's faith in reason is what we need in this dangerous, fist-pumping time 16 Jul
mile Durkheim, a French-Jewish sociologist, stood out for his belief in human reason and scientific fact, influencing modern thinkers like Jonathan Haidt. De...
16 Jul
Forward A hurricane named Beryl, an agonizing plight straight out of the Book of Job 11 Jul
In Houston, Hurricane Beryl left over a million people without power, drawing a comparison to the biblical story of Job seeking answers amid suffering. A fic...
11 Jul
Forward For Jews fearing the worst in France, a brief sigh of relief before facing the next fears 8 Jul
In a recent article by Robert Zaretsky, the surprising results of Frances legislative elections were discussed, with a left-wing coalition, the New Popular F...
8 Jul
Forward An unprecedented victory for a historically antisemitic right-wing party in France, and now the world holds its breath 1 Jul
In the recent legislative elections in France, Marine Le Pen's extreme-right-wing party, the National Rally, achieved an unprecedented victory with one in th...
1 Jul
Forward Sigmund Freud understood the uncanny sensation we all felt watching the Trump-Biden debate 28 Jun
The article discusses the unsettling feeling experienced by many Americans after watching the 2024 Presidential debate between two elderly candidates - one e...
28 Jun
Forward What the world has lost with the loss of Anouk Aimée 18 Jun
Anouk Aimé, born Nicole Françoise Florence Dreyfus, passed away at 92 in Paris, leaving behind a rich legacy in French cinema. Surviving the Holocaust in her...
18 Jun
Forward For French Jews, a choice between two widely divergent parties, each with a history of antisemitism 14 Jun
The recent European elections in France have posed a crucial question for the Jewish community regarding the impact on their future - as two notably differen...
14 Jun
Forward Behind a dramatic election in France, the rise of a new Jewish leader — and also antisemitism 10 Jun
In the recent French election for the European Parliament, the far-right Rassemblement National led by Marine Le Pen won, but the surprising resurgence of th...
10 Jun
Forward What Netanyahu says when he speaks French — and why it borders on obscenity 4 Jun
Benjamin Netanyahu recently gave an interview in French on TF1, where he compared the Israeli invasion of Gaza to the Allied landing at Normandy, invoking th...
4 Jun
Forward France would like to believe that an antisemitic arson attack was an aberration — history says otherwise 20 May
The recent antisemitic arson attack at a synagogue in Rouen, France, carried out by an Algerian citizen, has reignited concerns about rising antisemitism in ...
20 May