The war Russia is waging against Ukraine has scrambled the lives, politics and demographics of Eastern Europe. Konstanty Gebert, a reporter for Poland's leading daily newspaper Gazeta Wyborska and a Moment contributing editor, offers encyclopedic historical expertise and keen political insights on what's happening right now in Russia, Ukraine, Poland, ...
The story of Esther concealing her Jewishness to save her people should lead Jews to think about the politics of "passing" in 21st century America. ...
Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s birthday was March 15th. To remember her, NPR legal affairs correspondent Nina Totenberg, author of the forthcoming book Dinners with Ruth: A Memoir on the Power of Friendships, and Moment editor-in-chief Nadine Epstein, author of RBG’s Brave & Brilliant Women: 33 Jewish Women to Inspire Everyone, will ...
Helen* moved to Ukraine from the United States ten years ago. The move was supposed to be temporary—her husband, a
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A huge image was projected Sunday night on the ancient wall surrounding Jerusalem’s Old City: a flag of Ukraine, alongside a Russian flag. ...
Natan Sharansky, born in Donetsk, Ukraine, spent nine years imprisoned in the Soviet Union, becoming the face of the Soviet Jewry movement. He eventually emigrated to Israel and has served as a member of the Knesset, deputy prime minister, chair of the Jewish Agency among other positions. The author of ...
Anat Hoffman, board chair of WOW and board member Rabbi Susan Silverman discuss the history of Women of the Wall, why it’s important to continue demanding equality for women praying freely at this holy site as well as the setbacks and triumphs the movement has faced over the years. Hoffman ...
Americans are transfixed by the horrendous news bulletins coming out of Ukraine—and by the mystery that is Vladimir Putin. What does Putin want? What is he thinking? ...
Honor and how it is sought, interpreted and lived remains an elusive concept among Americans and throughout the world. ...
Five years after singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen’s death, his lyrics and legacy still speak to us with special urgency. Marcia Pally, author of From This Broken Hill I Sing to You: God, Sex, and Politics in the Work of Leonard Cohen, and Erica Jong, author of Fear of Flying, is in ...
Just hours after Russia invaded Ukraine, Ivo H. Daalder, president of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and the U.S. Ambassador to NATO under President Obama, sat down with Robert Siegel, former host of NPR’s “All Things Considered,” to discuss the situation. ...
Volodymyr Zelensky is now a rare source of hope for all, in a region plunging into darkness. ...