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Tag: Benzion Netanyahu

0 Politics Israel

The Gaza War is neither a genocide nor a mission — it’s Revisionist Zionism in action

Jay Michaelson in Forward · 15 May

The article discusses the ongoing Gaza war and challenges the prevailing narratives on both sides, rejecting the characterization of the conflict as either genocide or purely a mission to eradicate Hamas.

0 Israel Politics

Early Signs of a Historically Horrendous Deal

Joshua Hoffman in Future of Jewish · 22 Jan

The Wall Street Journal has reported that the United States, Egypt, and Qatar are proposing a comprehensive plan to end the conflict between Israel and Hamas.

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LISTEN: Joshua Cohen On Winning a Pulitzer for ‘The Netanyahus’

Haaretz Weekly · 15 May 2022

Novelist Joshua Cohen discusses his surprise at winning the Pulitzer Prize for his book, "The Netanyahus," while visiting Israel for the Jerusalem International Book Forum and Writers Festival.

0 Literature Politics

Humor and Haunting

Sources · 13 Oct 2021

Joshua Cohen's novel "The Netanyahus" is a fictionalized account of a comical yet thought-provoking encounter between Benzion Netanyahu, the medievalist historian, and Harold Bloom, portrayed as Ruben Blum.

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Letters, Fall 2021

Jewish Review of Books · 8 Sep 2021

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.

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It’s a Novel: An Exchange

Jewish Review of Books · 24 Aug 2021

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

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Fictional Revisionism

Allan Arkush in Jewish Review of Books · 9 Aug 2021

Joshua Cohen's novel, "The Netanyahus: An Account of a Minor and Ultimately Even Negligible Episode in the History of a Very Famous Family," has received mixed reviews.

0 Leadership History

Desk Pounding and Jewish Leadership

Rafael Medoff in Jewish Review of Books · 17 Jun 2015

In the 1940s, Rabbi Stephen S. Wise and Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver were key figures in American Zionism.