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Tablet A New House in the Old Country 19 Oct 2012
Israeli writer Etgar Keret recounts his upcoming journey to Warsaw to visit a narrow home being built for him, symbolizing his family's connection to the cit...
19 Oct 2012
Tablet Scroll Verse 5 Oct 2012
Chava Rosenfarb's poem "There On The Other Side," written in the harsh winter of 1940 in the Lodz ghetto, offers a poignant reflection on freedom, hope, and ...
5 Oct 2012
Tablet The Last Poet of Lodz 13 Sep 2012
Simkha-Bunim Shayevitch, a talented but little-known Jewish writer, lived in Lodz ghetto during WWII. He found himself in dire circumstances, navigating a Ka...
13 Sep 2012
Tablet School Isn’t (Always) Like Jail 6 Sep 2012
Lev Keret's first day of school evokes mixed emotions for his father as he navigates the uncanny resemblance between schools and prisons, complete with unifo...
6 Sep 2012
Forward France's Jewish Archbishop 5 Aug 2012
Cardinal Jean-Marie Lustiger, a Jewish convert to Catholicism, was a significant figure in France, known for his staunch defense of the Catholic church, crit...
5 Aug 2012
Tablet Sundown: Signs of a Hot Persian Summer 12 Jul 2012
David Ignatius expresses concern about impending conflicts in the Middle East, particularly involving Iran, and recommends that the United States take a more...
12 Jul 2012
Forward No Straight Path From Dogma to Dissent 10 Jul 2012
Vassily Grossman, a Jewish writer recognized for his dissent against Stalin and Hitler's regimes, is portrayed in a new biography as someone who once adhered...
10 Jul 2012
Tablet Herself Included 16 Feb 2012
The article reflects on Judy Blume's book "Starring Sally J. Freedman as Herself," which tells the story of a young Jewish girl in Miami Beach who fantasizes...
16 Feb 2012
Tablet Partisan 18 Aug 2011
Jorge Semprn, a charismatic Spanish writer who had a deep affinity for Jewish thought and Israel, had a multifaceted life that included working secretly for ...
18 Aug 2011
Forward Mengele’s Diaries May Be Loaned To Yad Vashem 10 Aug 2011
The diaries of the infamous Nazi Dr. Josef Mengele, purchased by an anonymous modern-Orthodox physician from the U.S. Midwest for $245,000, are being conside...
10 Aug 2011
Tablet Brittle Odessa 24 Feb 2011
The text explores the tragic fate of the Jewish community in Odessa during World War II, detailing the collaboration and brutality of the Romanians and Germa...
24 Feb 2011
Forward Shylock in Yiddish: New Yiddish Rep Presents Jacob Adler’s Historic “Shylock” at Center for Jewish History 19 Jan 2011
The New Yiddish Repertory presented Jacob Adler's historic Yiddish adaptation of Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice" at the Center for Jewish History, wit...
19 Jan 2011
Tablet A Monumental Kiss 23 Dec 2010
In 2008, a monument in Berlin honoring gay victims of the Nazi regime was created, with architectural similarities to the nearby Holocaust memorial. The monu...
23 Dec 2010
Tablet Croak and Dagger 2 Dec 2010
The text is a satirical and darkly humorous depiction of various daily scenarios with a Jewish twist. It explores themes such as family, tradition, and the H...
2 Dec 2010
Tablet First Draft 16 Sep 2010
In this humorous dialogue, two individuals, likely a rabbi and a congregant, discuss the challenges of crafting a meaningful Yom Kippur sermon that stands ou...
16 Sep 2010
Tablet Hearing Voices 1 Jul 2010
The text explores the internal voices and external influences that can impact a writer's creative process, as seen through various personas representing self...
1 Jul 2010
Tablet Drowning in Numbers 14 May 2010
The author reflects on significant numbers that have shaped his Jewish identity, ranging from experiencing a divine connection at 10 to grappling with manhoo...
14 May 2010
Tablet Great Escape 9 Apr 2010
The text recounts the story of Sonya Oshman's escape from a work camp in Poland in 1943 through a tunnel dug by Jews to evade the Germans, who had invaded No...
9 Apr 2010
Forward Tweeting Anne Frank 7 Apr 2010
The Anne Frank Center USA, in collaboration with the U.N. Holocaust Program, has initiated a Twitter campaign in which students visiting the center are encou...
7 Apr 2010
Forward Dance of the Veil: French Jewish Feminist Enters the Académie française 19 Mar 2010
Simone Veil, a French Jewish feminist and Auschwitz survivor, was elected to the prestigious Académie française in 2008 and formally inducted in 2010. At the...
19 Mar 2010
Tablet Turkish Leader’s Selective Memory 19 Mar 2010
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan faces controversy over his response to the recognition of the Armenian genocide by the U.S. House of Representati...
19 Mar 2010
Tablet Uproar Over Holocaust Pope’s Road to Sainthood 21 Dec 2009
Jewish groups are expressing outrage over Pope Benedict XVI advancing Pope Pius XII towards sainthood, with concerns that Pius did not do enough to prevent t...
21 Dec 2009
Tablet Primary Source 5 Jun 2009
The text discusses the Armenian Genocide and its significance for Jewish readers, drawing parallels between the Armenian and Jewish historical experiences of...
5 Jun 2009
Tablet Unto the Sons 5 Jun 2009
"The House of Wittgenstein: A Family at War" delves into the story of the Wittgenstein family, once wealthy and prominent in Austria, who discovered their Je...
5 Jun 2009
Tablet Enduring Love 19 Jul 2007
The text discusses the complex interplay between faith, history, and personal trauma within a Jewish family, especially in relation to the story of Abraham a...
19 Jul 2007
Forward Austria Comes to Terms With Its Past 16 Dec 2005
Austria has reached a significant milestone in coming to terms with its Nazi past as Chancellor Wolfgang Schssel declared legal peace after a federal judge i...
16 Dec 2005
Forward At YIVO, Honoring Those Who Champion Mameloshn 4 Jun 2004
The article discusses various honors and awards in the Jewish community, such as the Janusz Korczak Teaching Award given to individuals like Lolle Boettcher ...
4 Jun 2004