13 Mar

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The View from Istanbul: When Did Hatred Become a Religion?

Posted by Daphna Berman

March 13, 2013

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    When did hatred become religion? By Aylin Kocaman   For some, religious devotion has long been “hatred”. If a Muslim hates Jews, Christians, Zionists and Freemasons, then that...

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2007 April-May, Jewish Art, Culture and Music - Moment Magazine

Einstein and His God

Posted by Mandy Katz

July 30, 2024

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At home in Berlin in April 1929, Albert Einstein received an urgent telegram from Rabbi Herbert S. Goldstein of New York: “Do you believe in...

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2007 April-May, Issues

Was Einstein a Jewish Saint?

Posted by Mandy Katz

June 5, 2017

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As usual, Albert Einstein hadn’t dressed for the occasion. Most of the 40 or so young men waiting for him that Friday night in January at...

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12 Mar

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Female MKs Join Women of the Wall in Jerusalem

Posted by Daphna Berman

March 12, 2013

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Female members of Knesset joined Women of the Wall at their monthly gathering at Jerusalem's Western Wall this morning and used their parliamentary immunity to...

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12 Mar

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Lunch with an Auschwitz Tour Guide: A Personal Essay

Posted by Daphna Berman

March 12, 2013

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By Arielle Silver “I used to be a tour guide at Auschwitz,” Timo said, and then rested his fork on the edge of his Panang curry....

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2010 November-December, Culture, Religion, Women

Do 1 Rabba, 2 Rabbis and 1 Yeshiva = a New Denomination?

Posted by Sarah Breger

June 4, 2013

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As mainstream Orthodoxy moves to the Right, a liberal faction gains momentum The audience watches with rapt attention as Sara Hurwitz, a slim woman in a demure...

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08 Mar

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Israeli Soccer Player and Pianist to Perform in Venezuela

Posted by Daphna Berman

March 11, 2013

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By Ilona Oltuski Pianist Elisha Abas – Scriabin in the Genes The ante has just been upped: at the personal request of powerhouse conductor, Gustavo Dudamel, pianist...

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08 Mar

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Is it Time for Shylock to Retire?

Posted by Daphna Berman

March 8, 2013

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Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice: A Play For All Time? By Steve Frank Every year brings new productions of Shakespeare’s controversial play “The Merchant of Venice.” Is it time...

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08 Mar

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The View from Istanbul: What The Turkish Prime Minister Really Meant

Posted by Daphna Berman

March 8, 2013

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  By Aylin Kocaman   "It is necessary that we must consider -- just like Zionism, or anti-Semitism, or fascism -- Islamophobia as a crime against humanity." --- Turkish...

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07 Mar

Culture, Fiction, Jewish Art, Culture and Music - Moment Magazine

From the Moment Bookshelf: Books in Brief

Posted by Daphna Berman

March 11, 2013

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Books in Brief: Senior editor Eileen Lavine reviews new and forthcoming titles   A Grain of Truth by Zygmunt Miloszewski (translated from the Polish) is an unusual crime story...

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06 Mar

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Solidarity for Women of the Wall Planned Across the U.S. Next Week

Posted by Daphna Berman

March 6, 2013

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  Supporters of Women of the Wall are planning solidarity prayer groups in major cities in the US and elsewhere next week, as the group heads...

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05 Mar

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New Research Uncovers 42,500 Nazi Camps: What This Means for Holocaust Insurance Claims

Posted by Daphna Berman

March 5, 2013

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  A wide-ranging research project aiming to document the number of Nazi ghettos and camps has uncovered an estimated 42,500 Nazi facilitates, in a figure that...

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