The European cafe has been a hub for intellectuals and revolutionaries since the 17th century, with a strong historical tie between Jews and cafe culture highlighted through figures like Freud, Kafka, and Trotsky frequenting famous cafes in Vienna.

In this essay, the author reflects on the importance of hope in the Jewish tradition and the current state of the Jewish world.

Maestros & Monsters: Days and Nights with Susan Sontag and George Steiner is a new book by Robert Boyers that explores his friendships with these Jewish intellectuals.

"Maestros & Monsters" is a memoir by Robert Boyers that explores his relationships with two Jewish intellectuals, Susan Sontag and George Steiner.

Ignaz Goldziher, a Hungarian Jewish scholar, believed that Judaism could benefit from the progressive aspects of Islam.

The article discusses the question of when leaders should break the law in times of emergencies.

Gershom Scholem, a renowned Jewish scholar, brought a unique perspective to Jewish mysticism and scholarship, intertwining tradition with modernist ideas.

David Hirsh, a prominent Jewish intellectual in the UK, reflects on his family's history of fleeing anti-Semitism in 1930s Germany and expresses concerns about the current rise of anti-Semitism particularly within the UK Labour Party under the leadership of Jeremy Corbyn.

Diana Trilling, a prominent 20th-century writer and intellectual married to renowned critic Lionel Trilling, is the subject of Natalie Robins' biography "The Untold Journey."

In the summer of 1936, Ostend became a gathering place for a mix of real and fake intellectuals, many of them Jewish and including writers like Stefan Zweig and Joseph Roth.

The correspondence between Jewish intellectuals Hannah Arendt and Gershom Scholem, spanning from 1939 to 1964, reveals a complex relationship between two influential minds grappling with their Jewish identities against the backdrop of the 20th century's challenges.

Simon Dubnov, a prominent Jewish historian and public intellectual in Russia, explores the debates surrounding Jewish emigration from Russia in the late 19th century.

Simkha-Bunim Shayevitch, a talented but little-known Jewish writer, lived in Lodz ghetto during WWII.

"The Road into the Open" by Arthur Schnitzler, a novel published a century ago, delves into the struggles faced by Viennese Jews amidst rising anti-Semitism in Austria-Hungary.