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0 Antisemitism Politics

Amsterdammerung

The Commentary Magazine Podcast · 8 Nov

This episode discusses a violent, organized anti-Semitic attack on Israeli soccer fans in Amsterdam, likening it to a modern-day pogrom reminiscent of Kristallnacht.

0 Politics Philosophy

Jason Stanley on American Fascism

Peter Beinart in The Beinart Notebook · 7 Nov

Philosophy scholar Jason Stanley, known for his expertise on fascism, will discuss the implications of Donald Trump's political strategies on American democracy in an upcoming Zoom call.

0 Education Politics

Encouraging Debate, Not Settling It

Sapir · 1 Nov

Daniel Diermeier, Chancellor of Vanderbilt University, discusses his commitment to fostering a campus culture rooted in inquiry and reason, amid growing disenchantment with higher education in the U.S. Diermeier emphasizes the importance of free speech, institutional neutrality, and reasoned debate to counteract perceived ideological drift in universities, particularly in light of political tensions and calls for universities to take a stand on controversial issues.

0 Education Antisemitism

Editor’s Note

Sapir · 1 Nov

Amidst ongoing debates on the state of higher education, the article revisits criticisms against universities historically viewed as bastions of intellectual and social advancement, but now plagued by issues concerning social mobility, academic integrity, and political neutrality.

0 Music Holocaust

A ‘Dachau’ song so shocking and transformative, there’s nothing else like it

Forward · 31 Jan 2022

Captain Beefheart’s 1968 song "Dachau Blues" is highlighted by author Gary Lucas as perhaps the most powerful musical evocation of the Holocaust ever crafted.

0 Food Culture

How restaurant critic Hannah Goldfield is navigating her work amid the pandemic

Matthew Kassel in Jewish Insider · 11 Aug 2020

Hannah Goldfield, a food critic for The New Yorker, has adapted to the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic by shifting the focus of her reviews.