JL;DR

Daily Podcasts Video Research

for Friday, April 29, 2022

Israel ›

0 Israel Politics

Israel is building a wall of lasers to defend against rockets. Will it work?

Ruth Marks Eglash in Jewish Insider

Israel has successfully tested a high-powered, ground-based laser interceptor system aimed at defending against various threats including rockets, UAVs, and anti-tank missiles.

Communities ›

0 Communities Leadership

30 years after L.A. burned, two Latino Jewish immigrants bring hope to ground zero

Rob Eshman in Forward

Near the corner of Vermont and Manchester in L.A., a new development called Evermont heralds hope for a neighborhood marred by the memories of the 1992 Los Angeles riots.

Literature ›

0 Literature Culture

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Israeli poet Vaan Nguyen, daughter of Vietnamese refugees who received Israeli citizenship after being rescued at sea, grapples with themes of displacement and cultural otherness in her poetry collection, *The Truffle Eye*.

0 Literature History

Children of the Heart

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In "Children of the Heart," the exploration centers on how the renowned Israeli author, David Grossman, draws from literary predecessors, such as Hayim Nachman Bialik, Sholem Aleichem, and Bruno Schulz, to address historical trauma through a unique melding of imaginative empathy and moral insight.

0 Literature History

A Parable of Pluralism

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In "A Parable of Pluralism," the article explores Olga Tokarczuk's novel "The Books of Jacob," which centers on the controversial figure Jacob Frank and his role in the Sabbatean movement within 18th-century Poland.

Philosophy ›

0 Philosophy History

Contradiction and Its Discontents

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Zachary Truboff reviews Yehudah Mirsky's book "Towards the Mystical Experience of Modernity: The Making of Rav Kook, 1865-1904," which delves into the life and thoughts of Rav Abraham Isaac Kook, a seminal yet complex figure in Jewish thought.

History ›

0 History Politics

Nazi collaborator monuments in Kosovo

Lev Golinkin in Forward

The article investigates monuments in Kosovo that honor figures linked to Nazi collaboration during World War II, particularly Xhafer Deva, an influential Kosovo Albanian who served in a collaborationist Albanian government and participated in the deportation of Kosovo Jews.

Antisemitism ›

0 Antisemitism History

Nazi collaborator monuments in Denmark

Lev Golinkin in Forward

Lev Golinkin investigates the controversial memorialization of Nazi collaborators in Denmark, focusing on the memorial for the Free Corps Denmark in Ans.

Politics ›

0 Politics History

Far-right marches in Europe echo Nazi past

Lev Golinkin in Forward

Lev Golinkin's article highlights a concerning trend of far-right marches and rallies across Europe that echo the torch-lit, fascist past reminiscent of Nazi parades.

Holocaust ›

0 Holocaust Television/Film

Making the Survivor

Matti Leshem in Tablet

"The Survivor" is a film directed by Barry Levinson and based on the true story of Arnot Lembergers, a Jewish man who helped save Jews during the Holocaust while struggling with personal dilemmas.