Defining Moments in Israeli History
Which event most defined the last half-century of the Israeli experience?
22
May
19
May
Timothy Snyder on Modern Tyranny
Modern tyranny can change things quickly by making us react slowly. You have an enormous amount of influence in the first weeks and months. If you spend that time saying, “This is not that big a deal,” or “The institutions will protect us,” or “This can’t happen here” or “I’m going to wait for someone to tell me what to do,” then it’s all over.
28
Apr
Martin Luther’s Anti-Semitic Legacy—500 Years Later
While Martin Luther initially had a relatively positive relationship with German Jews, he eventually adopted vociferously anti-Jewish rhetoric and promoted violence against Jews.
03
Apr
Conservatives Admit Non-Jews—and No One Blinked
With only a few exceptions, the days are long gone when individuals are shunned by their communities and even disowned by their parents as a result of intermarriage.
21
Mar
Michael Chabon: A Life of Fact & Fiction
A conversation with novelist Michael Chabon can easily jump from Michael Jackson song lyrics to the history of spaceships. And while his love of all things quixotic can be a lot to digest, his intellectual openness and curiosity have resulted in a compelling and innovative body of work.
14
Mar
Is Democracy Broken?
28 years ago political philosopher Francis Fukuyama famously declared “the end of history,”meaning that there would be “the universalization of Western liberal democracy as the final form of human government.” It was a heady time. The Berlin Wall was poised to fall…
12
Jan
Meir Shalev: Israel’s Dictator-in-Writing
Although Americans may not immediately recognize his name, best-selling novelist Meir Shalev is one of Israel’s most beloved and celebrated authors. He is a man with deeply held convictions and opinions about both the art of writing and Israel.
05
Jan
Author Interview // Kati Marton
Kati Marton’s early life reads like the plot of a John le Carré spy novel. Marton was born in Budapest in the early years of the Cold War to journalists who, at the time, were among the most famous anti-communist dissidents in the world.
26
Sep
Revisiting ‘Choosing a Jewish Life’
Anita Diamant has updated her groundbreaking book, “Choosing a Jewish Life,” to provide creative and innovative guidance to those seeking to convert.
13
Sep
The Many Legacies of Elie Wiesel
With the death of Elie Wiesel, the world has lost one of the most powerful voices of the past century… Interviews with Ted Koppel, Bernard-Henri Lévy, Dina Porat, Natan Sharansky, Leon Wieseltier, Elisha Wiesel and more