The article is an exchange between Allan Arkush and Eric Alterman regarding Alterman's book, "We Are Not One: A History of America's Fight Over Israel."

In this article, the author criticizes a review of his book by Allan Arkush, a chief at the pro-Israel thought police.

The Jewish Review of Books (JRB) is celebrating its thirteenth year and marking an important turning point as it transitions to become a wholly independent nonprofit organization, the Jewish Review of Books Foundation.

The letter by Lillian Katz contemplates what author Philip Roth would have thought of entrepreneur Adam Neumann, noting their shared narcissism but also their differences in overcoming it.

In this exchange, the author of the novel "The Netanyahus" defends his work against a negative review.

In an 1897 essay called "The Jewish State and the Jewish Problem," Ahad Ha'am, a Zionist writer, argued that Judaism does not need an independent state but rather conditions favorable to its development, such as a settlement of Jews working in various fields.

The text recounts a personal interaction with Gershom Scholem, a prominent Jewish scholar of mysticism, at an event in Jerusalem.

Allan Arkush responded to Gil Troy's defense of his book, "The Zionist Ideas," in relation to Arkush's critique regarding Theodor Herzl's transformation into a Zionist and the expansion of the conversation from Melvin Hertzberg's work to Troy's.

Gil Troy responds to Allan Arkush's review of his book "The Zionist Ideas," emphasizing the mischaracterization of his interpretation of Theodor Herzl's Zionist evolution.

Ardie Geldman from Efrat, Israel, expresses concerns regarding the declining state of American Jewry as compared to the resilient nature of Israeli Jewry, highlighting Israel's strong communal bonds, Hebrew language, and demographic stability.

The Fall 2017 issue of Letters covers various topics related to Jewish identity and education.