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Knife by Salman Rushdie, review: What about the other victims of the new fundamentalism?

Jewish Chronicle · 26 Apr

Salman Rushdie's book "Knife: Meditations after an Attempted Murder" recounts his survival of a brutal attack by a religious fanatic in 2022 that left him with serious injuries, including loss of sight in one eye and the use of one hand.

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The real Auschwitz commandant — and Yiddish resistance song — behind ‘The Zone of Interest’

Andrew Lapin in JTA · 28 Dec 2023

"The Zone of Interest" is a film directed by Jonathan Glazer that depicts the lives of the Hss family, who lived in a cottage adjacent to the Auschwitz death camp during the Holocaust.

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‘The Zone of Interest’ asks: Why would a family want to live at Auschwitz?

PJGrisar in Forward · 8 Dec 2023

"The Zone of Interest" is a film adaptation of Martin Amis' novel about Rudolf Höss, the commandant of Auschwitz.

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Vladislav Davidzon in Tablet · 17 May 2023

The article discusses the recently concluded Cannes Festival and highlights some of the notable films and events that took place.

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Why Do American Jews Idealize Soviet Communism?

Ruth R. Wisse in Tablet · 23 Oct 2017

Despite the atrocities committed by Soviet Communism, many American Jews were deeply involved in and idealized the movement, with a significant Jewish presence in the Communist Party during the 1930s and 1940s.

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Jonathan Wilson in Tablet · 2 Nov 2010

Saul Bellow's letters, showcased in the collection "Saul Bellow: Letters," offer insights into the famed writer's views and relationships throughout his life.