Earlier this year, the American advocacy nonprofit Freedom House demoted Israel from “free” to “partly free” in its annual press freedom rankings. Israel's problems in this arena aren’t new, they say—but they’re getting worse. ...
Although he has authored more than 30 books, Philip Roth’s novels have seldom been adapted into films. But with this month’s release of James Schamus’s Indignation and Ewan McGregor’s adaptation of American Pastoral due out this October, 56 years into his career, Roth is suddenly a hot new cinematic trend. ...
by Nadine Epstein I watched both the Republican and Democratic conventions carefully, and now that they are over, I remain
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What can Israelis and Palestinians learn from German-Israeli reconciliation? That's the question New York-based international lawyer Harry Rubin has been contemplating for years. ...
by Amy E. Schwartz It had been, she said, “a difficult week.” It sure had. But when Florida representative Debbie
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A new DC food truck comes courtesy of a college student who wanted some tastier kosher meal options. ...
A refuge finds new life in commemorating another famous hideaway. ...
Thousands have been arrested in the wake of a failed military coup in Turkey that ended nearly as quickly as it began. ...
In her latest novel, Lauren Weisberger offers a glimpse of the competitive world of women's tennis. ...
A team of archaeologists says they can now confirm a story that, until today, only survivor testimony had preserved: a tunnel, dug with spoons, that saved the lives of twelve Jews during the Holocaust. ...
by Katelyn Haas As the stage lights dim, faint hip-hop can be heard in the background like a slow drumroll,
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How a feisty Israeli-American scholar faced down a Saudi billionaire banker and an arrogant British judge—and strengthened free speech rights
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