Syndication
Mixing Up The SpritzLike Chinese food and pickles, seltzer –– an effervescent spirit that has inspired dreams of cures for such diverse ailments as scurvy and indigestion –– is often associated with Jews. An ad for an at-home seltzer maker touts its product as part of the history of Jewish ingenuity: “Matzo, circa 1440 B.C. — Chicken Soup, circa 1280 A.D.…Read more
At Play With Maurice and TonyThe phone rings in Maurice Sendak’s rural Connecticut home. “Listen to this,” says his friend Tony Kushner in a perfectly deadpan voice. “J.K. Rowling Admits the Right is Right. She says she is happy because ‘Harry is teaching children to leave Christianity and worship Satan’s sexual member.’” After a pause, the credulous…Read more
The Middle East Matrix, ReloadedLast month saw the release of two highly anticipated, albeit quite different, sequels: the “Matrix Reloaded,” the Wachowski brothers’ follow-up to their first “Matrix” film, and the American-sponsored “road map,” the latest installment in an ongoing series of Israeli-Palestinian peace plans.A mere coincidence, no doubt. But there are…Read more
At Play With Maurice and TonyThe phone rings in Maurice Sendak’s rural Connecticut home. “Listen to this,” says his friend Tony Kushner in a perfectly deadpan voice. “J.K. Rowling Admits the Right is Right. She says she is happy because ‘Harry is teaching children to leave Christianity and worship Satan’s sexual member.’” After a pause, the credulous…Read more
The Middle East Matrix, ReloadedLast month saw the release of two highly anticipated, albeit quite different, sequels: the “Matrix Reloaded,” the Wachowski brothers’ follow-up to their first “Matrix” film, and the American-sponsored “road map,” the latest installment in an ongoing series of Israeli-Palestinian peace plans.A mere coincidence, no doubt. But there are…Read more
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- Yad Vashem Broadens Holocaust Story by Reaching Out to Haredim
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- In Afghanistan, Don’t Count on Europe
Eric Frey - In Iraq, Mind a Pullout’s Consequences
Yossi Alpher - Teaming Up for Equality in Israel
Mike Prashker - From Pearl Harbor to Partition
Leonard Fein - Watching Blue America Celebrate
Noam Neusner - An Intolerable Spot for a Museum
Buzzy Gordon
