Robert Zaretsky
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Long after he was murdered by the Nazis, Marc Bloch enters the Panthéon
24 Jun
Marc Bloch, a French Jewish historian and Resistance fighter, was posthumously honored with interment at the Panthéon in Paris, an event marking his legacy a...
24 Jun
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The latest victim of the culture war over Israel is a leftwing, lapsed Catholic Bible scholar
18 Jun
The cultural boycott against Israeli and Jewish affiliations in Europe has now claimed a surprising figure: Erri De Luca, an Italian novelist and former left...
18 Jun
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Aristotle, Jewish ethics and the vexing case of Graham Platner
12 Jun
In the 2026 Democratic Senate primary in Maine, Graham Platner emerged victorious, raising concerns due to his checkered past, including controversies and a ...
12 Jun
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In the course of his 104 years, he resisted the Nazis, fought against blood libel and became a towering Jewish intellectual
3 Jun
Edgar Morin, a towering French intellectual whose life spanned over a century, has passed away at 104. Born to Jewish immigrants from Salonica in 1921, Morin...
3 Jun
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In 'Waiting for Godot,' the tragedy and comedy of the Jewish experience
19 May
Robert Zaretsky explores how Samuel Beckett's iconic play "Waiting for Godot" reflects the Jewish experience through its themes of waiting, desolation, and r...
19 May
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An Israeli genocide scholar looks to Israel's history to understand 'what went wrong'
6 May
In his new book "Israel: What Went Wrong?", historian Omer Bartov provides a critical examination of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, reflecting on its deep...
6 May
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Winds of change are in the air in Hungary and at the Vatican. Will they reach as far as Israel?
16 Apr
Political changes in Hungary, with the electoral defeat of Viktor Orban by Peter Magyar's pro-European TISZA party, and recent statements by Pope Leo XIV con...
16 Apr
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He committed murder today. Or maybe yesterday. He doesn't know.
13 Apr
The article explores Françios Ozon's film adaptation of Albert Camus' novel "The Stranger," focusing on its cinematic interpretations and deviations. Ozon's ...
13 Apr
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This Jewish philosopher knows our politics are absurd — and why that's a good thing
11 Mar
The exploration of the absurdity in politics, particularly under Donald Trump's administration, can be enriched by the philosophical perspectives of Thomas N...
11 Mar
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Benjamin Disraeli once saved Britain's monarchy — the current one may be beyond repair
23 Feb
Benjamin Disraeli, the first and only Jewish Prime Minister of Great Britain, played a pivotal role in revitalizing the British monarchy by forging a persona...
23 Feb