Yael Buechler delves into the history of Hanukkah advertising in early 20th-century America, exploring how Yiddish ads from newspapers like the Forward and the Yidishe Tageblatt played a crucial role in immigrants' acculturation.

The article discusses the significance of bagels in Jewish culture and American society, highlighting the debate around traditional bagel practices and new variations like the controversial cinnamon raisin bagel with lox introduced by Cynthia Nixon.

In 1993, Henry Louis Gates Jr. critiqued the rising movement to ban hate speech, pointing out a contradiction in its premise that hate speech was structurally embedded in American culture while also assuming an anti-racist consensus.

Elie Wiesel, a struggling journalist in 1957, embarked on a healing six-week road trip across America with his editor and wife, discovering the country's natural beauty and diverse cultures.

The text discusses the American culture as a unique entity influenced by restlessness, risk-taking, and a sense of journeying rather than settling.