Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis, was fascinated by Jewish jokes and incorporated them into his study on humor. He appreciated the wordplay and r...

In this article, the author discusses George Eliot's novel "Daniel Deronda" and its exploration of the Jewish question in 19th-century England. The author al...

In August 1929, Arab riots in Jerusalem and Palestine resulted in the deaths of over 400 Jews, leading to a complex response in the Jewish community. The New...

The author recounts a secret meeting she arranged between Yiddish poet Avrom Sutzkever and linguist Max Weinreich in Montreal. Sutzkever and Weinreich had no...

The text discusses the relationship between the author and Norman Podhoretz, the editor of Commentary magazine, focusing on Podhoretz's controversial views o...

The text discusses the author's relationship with Irving Howe and their collaboration on Yiddish literature projects. Howe, a committed socialist, combined h...

Saul Bellow, a renowned novelist, left a profound message indicating the end of war before his passing in 2005. The relationship between the author and a fri...

The discussion on why American Jews tend to lean towards liberalism touches on various perspectives. Ruth R. Wisse suggests that the liberal alignment might ...