09 Aug History, Religion Why Should Zion Mourn? August 9, 2011 By elisniv 7 comments Facebook Twitter Pinterest linkedin Telegram By Adina Rosenthal “The ways of Zion do mourn, because none come to the solemn assembly; all her gates are desolate… and she herself i...Continue reading
08 Aug Politics Strauss-Kahn—Still Bad For The Jews? August 8, 2011 By elisniv 1 comment Facebook Twitter Pinterest linkedin Telegram By Theodore Samets The idea that France was set to have a Jewish president before the United States sounded weird, anyway. Of course,...Continue reading
03 Aug Culture, History The anti-Manischewitz August 3, 2011 By elisniv 10 comments Facebook Twitter Pinterest linkedin Telegram By Adina Rosenthal Move over Manischewitz; Jewish wine is no longer synonymous with the sweet, syrupy stuff used for Jewish ceremonies...Continue reading
02 Aug Politics A Golden Opportunity for Livni August 2, 2011 By elisniv 0 comments Facebook Twitter Pinterest linkedin Telegram By Niv Elis It’s not clear why the Israeli left has shied away from putting economic arguments for peace front and center. But the re...Continue reading
29 Jul Culture, topics Going for Gold at the Jewish Olympics July 29, 2011 By Sala Levin 5 comments Facebook Twitter Pinterest linkedin Telegram by Gabi P. Remz Since 1932, when a 50,000-resident town called Tel Aviv hosted the first Jewish equivalent of the Olympics, the Maccab...Continue reading
29 Jul Culture, History Not the First (or Last) Jew in Spain July 29, 2011 By Sala Levin 2 comments Facebook Twitter Pinterest linkedin Telegram by Hilary Weissman While studying abroad in Spain this spring. I found myself unintentionally making numerous trips to the southern ...Continue reading
14 Jul Arts & Culture Debunking the Harry Potter Anti-Semitism Myth December 2, 2014 By elisniv 20 comments Facebook Twitter Pinterest linkedin Telegram By Stephen Richer There’s no shortage of theories connecting Judaism and Harry Potter. Entire books have been written on Potter phi...Continue reading
14 Jul Arts & Culture Shakespeare’s “Merchant of NYC” July 14, 2011 By navid 1 comment Facebook Twitter Pinterest linkedin Telegram By Sarah Breger; Interview by Sophie Taylor To stage The Merchant of Venice is courageous; to stage The Merchant of Venice so soon a...Continue reading
14 Jul Arts & Culture Shakespeare's "Merchant of NYC" July 14, 2011 By elisniv 1 comment Facebook Twitter Pinterest linkedin Telegram By Sarah Breger; Interview by Sophie Taylor To stage The Merchant of Venice is courageous; to stage The Merchant of Venice so soon aft...Continue reading
12 Jul Politics United (Nations) We Fall July 12, 2011 By elisniv 7 comments Facebook Twitter Pinterest linkedin Telegram By Adina Rosenthal Anthony Weiner may have proved that social media can reveal the naked truth, but a far more stark reality has eme...Continue reading