Winners and Losers in the Boycott Wars
Over the last few weeks, pro-Israel activists shared a fair amount of Schadenfreude as they followed the news of Unilever’s financial troubles.
Book Review | A Poet’s Appetite for Grief and Desire
Barbara Goldberg’s poetry has always displayed an insatiable appetite for grief and desire.
Staff Picks: ‘The Velvet Underground,’ ‘The Nazi’s Granddaughter’ and Tammy Faye
What we’re reading—and watching—this week.
From the Newsletter | The State of Holocaust Education in America
Shortly before Elie Wiesel, one of Moment’s two cofounders, died in 2016, I had an appointment to visit him in New York.
After Seeing My Synagogue Attacked, How Can I Reconcile Security With Openness?
Can we reconcile security with our Jewish values? How can we welcome prospective new members if we are afraid to open the door to anyone unknown?
Moment Debate | Would a Ban on Abortion Curtail Jews’ Religious Freedom?
Abortion bans are predicated on assumptions about when life begins that have specific Christian theological assumptions baked into them.
Visual Moment | Man Ray in Paris
Walking through the exhibition of artist Man Ray’s photographs at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts is like stepping into a time machine.
Could Nida Allam Become the Fifth Member of ‘the Squad’?
Nida Allam's candidacy to represent North Carolina's 6th District in the U.S. House of Representatives has been supported by members of "the Squad," with whom she shares certain policy stances, including views on Israel which have made some area Jewish leaders uneasy.
Henry Kissinger and the Art of Middle East Diplomacy with Martin Indyk and Dan Raviv
Henry Kissinger laid the groundwork for American diplomacy in the Middle East almost 50 years ago through his efforts to end the Yom Kippur War and his “shuttle diplomacy” with Israel, Egypt and Syria.
In his new book, Master of the Game, Martin Indyk, former U.S. ambassador to Israel and special envoy for Israeli-Palestinian negotiations under President Obama, takes an in-depth look at how American diplomacy operates behind closed doors and how Kissinger’s design for Middle East peacemaking remains key to brokering peace in the region. Indyk is in conversation with former CBS News correspondent and Moment contributor Dan Raviv, coauthor of Friends in Deed: Inside the U.S.-Israel Alliance.
Opinion | Dinners and Dialogues Are Not Enough
I’ve been obsessed with Black-Jewish relations for half a century.
The State of Holocaust Education in America
Fifty years ago, Holocaust education was introduced in public schools as a way to encourage moral development. In an era of polarization, is this message at risk of being forgotten?
From the Editor | Elie Wiesel and Two Girls He Never Met
Shortly before Elie Wiesel, one of Moment’s two cofounders, died in 2016, I had an appointment to visit him in New York.