for Thursday, January 12, 2023

Politics ›

0 Politics Education

Wilfred Reilly in Tablet

Wilfred Reilly critiques the dominant focus on race and gender identity in elite institutions, advocating instead for the attitudinal model from political science.

Television/Film ›

0 Television/Film Culture

2023's Golden Globe winners thank their agents, their families and Steven Spielberg

PJ Grisar in Forward

The Golden Globes celebrated Jewish influence and legacy in Hollywood, with Steven Spielberg receiving extensive acclaim for his contributions, particularly for mentoring newcomers.

Holocaust ›

0 Holocaust Culture

Yiddish film offers authentic recreation of shtetl life before it was destroyed

Velvl Baxter in Forward

"SHTTL" offers a unique portrayal of a day in an Eastern European shtetl before its destruction during the Holocaust, focusing on the vibrant, complex community life.

Culture ›

0 Culture Television/Film

What’s the funniest Jewish tweet? This Orthodox comedy troupe aims to find out.

Louis Keene in Forward

The Vaad HaBadchanim, an Orthodox Jewish comedy troupe, organizes an annual Twitter competition to find the funniest "frum" tweet, celebrating insider Jewish humor.

Editors' Note

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by Matt Sienkiewicz

January 12's Short Reads

Lehrhaus Mishnah with Meaning: Review of The Soul of the Mishna by Yakov Nagen

Tablet The Church of Harry

Tablet Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick’s Big Fat Nonbinary Mistake

Jewish Review of Books The World is Round

Jewish Review of Books The Tikkun in Sutzkever’s Work

Jewish Review of Books George Lichtheim’s Marxmanship

Jewish Review of Books To Whom It May Concern: Mordecai Kaplan the Diarist

Forward Why the decision to shut down a Jewish play in Florida borders on obscenity

Jewish Review of Books Like a Son of Man

Jewish Review of Books Brotherhood

Jewish Review of Books Letters, Winter 2023

Jewish Review of Books Tradition and Imagination

Jewish Review of Books Life and Text

Jewish Review of Books The Fierce Lust for Contemplation

Jewish Review of Books Context and Content

Jewish Review of Books A Perfect Spy?

Jewish Review of Books The (Railroad) Baron

Tablet The New Flavors of Israel

Tablet How Stanford Failed the Academic Freedom Test

Tablet The Post-Human Economy

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