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Why the decision to shut down a Jewish play in Florida borders on obscenity

ALanger in Forward · 11 Jan 2023

The recent decision by school authorities in Jacksonville, Florida, to cancel a high school production of Paula Vogel's play "Indecent" is ironic.

0 Literature Jewish Law

Reading Origen in Jerusalem

Guy Stroumsa in Tablet · 26 Jul 2021

The discovery of 29 new homilies on Psalms by Origen in a 12th-century manuscript in 2012 sheds light on the significance of the book of Psalms for early Christians.

0 Literature Antisemitism

Sholem Asch’s Jewish Gospels

Shalom Goldman in Tablet · 24 Dec 2018

Sholem Asch, a prominent Yiddish writer, stirred controversy with his Christian-themed novels, namely "The Nazarene" and "The Apostle," followed by "Mary."

0 History Israel

Confusion and Illusions: 1939

Tuvia Friling in Jewish Review of Books · 20 Dec 2018

In "Confusion and Illusions: 1939," authors Jehuda Reinharz and Yaacov Shavit discuss the challenges faced by Jewish leaders in Europe, the United States, and Palestine leading up to World War II, particularly focusing on the plight of Polish Jews amidst rising anti-Semitism and deteriorating conditions.

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Once an Obscene Scandal, a Hit Yiddish Play Returns 93 Years Later

Forward · 17 May 2016

"Indecent" is a play by Paula Vogel and Rebecca Taichman that revisits the scandalous history of Sholem Asch's 1907 play "God of Vengeance".

0 Literature History

Remembering the Forgotten

Allan Arkush in Jewish Review of Books · 27 Feb 2013

"On the Eve: The Jews of Europe Before the Second World War" by Bernard Wasserstein delves into the rich cultural and social tapestry of Eastern European Jewry in the years leading up to World War II.