Moment’s 40th Anniversary Celebration
Moment recently held its 40th anniversary gala at the French Embassy in Washington, DC, marking 40 years of independent, thought-provoking journalism.
Ask the Rabbis // Refugees
What is our responsibility as Jews toward Syrian refugees?
From the Editor // November/December 2015
During the Rwanda genocide, I thought about taking in a Tutsi family or adopting an orphan. But I had a baby and a job, I...
Book Review // Before Auschwitz: Jewish Prisoners in the Prewar Concentration Camps
In her compelling study of the role of the camps in the early years of the Nazi regime, Kim Wünschmann shows that they were “instrumental” in the development of the plan to transform German Jewry into a special category of enemy, deserving not just of brutal treatment but of eradication altogether.
A New Lens on the Holocaust
by Emily Shwake
No matter how much you think you know about the Holocaust, Timothy Snyder’s new book Black Earth: The Holocaust as History and Warning...
The Six-Day War’s “Censored Voices”
by Laura Davis
Nearly 50 years after the Six-Day War ended with a resounding Israeli victory, several men came together to listen to their younger selves...
What’s the Jewish Role in Black Lives Matter?
Jews have had a place in racial justice since the mid-20th century, when rabbis around the country stood by Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. throughout his fight for civil rights. But now some are asking what the role of Jews should be in today’s national conversation about race.
Talk of the Table // Ethiopian Food
Ethiopian food, famous for its spicy stews and the spongy flatbread called injera, burst onto the international food scene—especially in the United States—in the 1970s and 1980s, when thousands of Ethiopians fled political turmoil in their home country.
What Did The Magna Carta Do For Jews?
Historian Derek Taylor explores the answer in this 800th anniversary year of the historic document.
How Bad is Israel’s Wave of Violence?
While there must be no dismissal or flippancy about the killing of Israelis, there is a need to put this series of attacks into its proper perspective.
TEN WAYS TO INVEST IN ISRAEL
Today there are myriad ways to support Israel. Here are ten ways to get started.
Netanyahu’s DC Schedule Includes White House, Think Tanks
President Barack Obama meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Monday in the context of a new reality: that a two-state solution will not be negotiated on his watch.