Israel Studies

0 Culture History

Jew Bites Dog: Tidbits from the Yiddish Press of Yore

Tel Aviv Review · 15 Oct 2018

Dr. Eddy Portnoy, a Senior Researcher at YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, explores intriguing tales from the Yiddish press in his book "Bad Rabbi and Other Strange But True Stories from the Yiddish Press," shedding light on the peculiar aspects of Jewish culture in pre-WWII New York and Warsaw.

0 Israel Education

Not Just Jihad: Every War Is Holy in Its Own Way

Tel Aviv Review · 1 Oct 2018

In the Tel Aviv Review, Ron Hassner, a political science professor at UC Berkeley, delves into his book "Religion on the Battlefield," examining the role of religious beliefs in contemporary warfare beyond just jihad.

0 Israel Education

Not Just Jihad: Every War Is Holy in Its Own Way

Tel Aviv Review · 1 Oct 2018

In his book "Religion on the Battlefield," Ron Hassner delves into the role of religious faith and practices in contemporary warfare, arguing that religious motivations are not limited to jihad but can be found in various conflicts.

0 Israel Politics

Post-Zionism: A Post-Mortem

Tel Aviv Review · 24 Sep 2018

Eran Kaplan, an Israel Studies professor at San Francisco State University, reflects on the phenomenon of Post-Zionism in his book "Beyond Post-Zionism."

0 Israel Education

Post-Zionism: A Post-Mortem

Tel Aviv Review · 24 Sep 2018

Eran Kaplan, an Israel Studies professor at San Francisco State University, evaluates the phenomenon of Post-Zionism in his book "Beyond Post-Zionism," noting its rise in Israeli political and intellectual circles in the 1990s followed by its decline.

0 Israel Politics

Putting South Africa Together Again (And Surviving a Bomb)

Tel Aviv Review · 1 Sep 2017

Albie Sachs, a key figure in the fight against apartheid in South Africa, survived a bomb attack and went on to help draft the country's democratic constitution in the early 1990s.

0 Israel Politics

No Return: Non-Jewish Migrants in the Jewish State

Tel Aviv Review · 14 Aug 2017

American-Israeli journalist Mya Guarnieri Jaradat explores the challenges faced by non-Jewish migrant workers and asylum seekers in Israel in her book "Unchosen: The Lives of Israel's New Others."

0 Education Israel

Stripped: Citizenship in America and the Revocation Thereof

Tel Aviv Review · 28 Jul 2017

Dr. Ben Herzog, a lecturer in Israel Studies at Ben Gurion University, explores the topic of citizenship revocation in America from the colonial era to the War on Terror in his book "Revoking Citizenship."

0 Education Israel

The Tel Aviv Review LIVE in New York: Timothy Snyder on Tyranny

Tel Aviv Review · 30 Jun 2017

Yale University's Professor Timothy Snyder discusses his bestselling book "On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century" in an interview with the Tel Aviv Review host Gilad Halpern.

0 Israel Politics

Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor, v.2015

Tel Aviv Review · 26 Jun 2017

In 2015, amidst the refugee crisis in Europe, Holger Michel, a young German, started volunteering at a shelter in Berlin and eventually organized a shelter for over 1000 refugees in an abandoned building.

0 Literature Politics

Romeo and Juliet Get Banned

Tel Aviv Review · 19 Jun 2017

Israeli author Dorit Rabinyan's novel "All The Rivers," depicting a love story between an Israeli woman and a Palestinian man, was banned from high school reading lists by Israel's Education Minister, sparking controversy.

0 Israel History

Proto-Mizrahim: Oriental Jews and Arabs in pre-state Israel

Tel Aviv Review · 3 Feb 2017

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0 Israel Education

The Baha'i: Yet another world religion based in the Holy Land

Tel Aviv Review · 7 Oct 2016

Dr. D Gershon Lewental discusses the Baha'i religion, a sect originating from Shi'a Islam that established itself in the Holy Land.

0 Israel Politics

Left out: The rise of the Israeli right

Tel Aviv Review · 9 Sep 2016

Colin Shindler, a professor emeritus of Israel Studies, talks about his book "The Rise of the Israeli Right" with host Gilad Halpern, examining the development of conservative and nationalist factions within Zionism.

0 Israel Holocaust

Yad Vashem with an air force: "Hegemonic victimhood" in Israel

Tel Aviv Review · 26 Aug 2016

In a discussion with Gilad Halpern, Ilan Peleg, a government and Israel Studies professor, examines the evolving narrative in Israel from one of self-assurance to a more intense focus on victimhood.

0 Israel Education

The opening of the Jewish-American mind

Tel Aviv Review · 17 Jun 2016

Prof. Dov Waxman discusses his book "Trouble in the Tribe: The American Jewish Conflict Over Israel" with host Gilad Halpern.

0 Israel Literature

The Shamrock and Star of David: Irish and Jewish nationalisms

Tel Aviv Review · 16 May 2016

Dr. Aidan Beatty, an expert in Irish and Jewish nationalisms, highlights the similarities between Zionism and Irish nationalism in a discussion with host Gilad Halpern.

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