Jewish Currents

Report

Israel’s Islamists Side with Netanyahu

The prime minister is the main beneficiary of the fracturing of the Joint List.

Joshua Leifer February 16, 2021

History

Residents of all the neighborhoods: Unite!

A new translation of the “Manifesto of the First Congress of the Federation of Residents of All the Popular Neighborhoods of Salonica” from 1924.

Devin E. Naar February 12, 2021

Conversation

Loving By Knowing Less

Performer Sharon Mashihi discusses using autofiction to arrive at the truth of the first-generation experience in her new audio series, Appearances.

Sandra Fox February 11, 2021

Report

How the ADL’s Israel Advocacy Undermines Its Civil Rights Work

Interviews with eight former ADL employees found that CEO Jonathan Greenblatt has repeatedly chosen to support crackdowns on criticism of Israel over protecting civil liberties, putting him in conflict with his own civil rights office.

Alex Kane and Jacob Hutt February 8, 2021

Poetry

Path

“asleep I knew precisely where / everything touched everything”

Jay Deshpande February 5, 2021

Essay

An Anti-Imperialist Father and His American Diplomat Son

Robert Malley’s 2008 reflections on his father’s left-wing, anti-colonial commitments shed light on his own political formation.

Robert Malley February 4, 2021

Report

Authors of California Ethnic Studies Curriculum Decry Cuts to Arab Studies

California ethnic studies advocates say new additions to a statewide curriculum, including those pushed by Israel-advocacy groups, don’t align with the discipline’s mission.

Gabi Kirk February 3, 2021

Review

A City Without a Country

Mayor, a documentary about Ramallah mayor Musa Hadid, is a devastating satire of local governance under occupation.

Alex Yablon January 28, 2021

Analysis

There Is No Right to a State

The American Jewish establishment argues that denying Jews a state of their own violates their right to national self-determination. They’re wrong.

Peter Beinart January 27, 2021

Report

The Complex Reality of Black–Jewish Coalitions in Georgia

Local organizers say Warnock and Ossoff’s winning campaign is a promising sign for intercommunal relations. But a romanticized narrative obscures persistent class divisions and conflict over Israel.

Mari Cohen January 26, 2021

Conversation

Neofascism After Trump

A conversation with political theorist Ajay Singh Chaudhary on contemporary fascism in a global context.

David Klion January 22, 2021

Office Hours

Daniel Libeskind

“As the architect, you have to go and meet people.”

Aaron Goldstein January 21, 2021

Poetry

What I Read to the Dead

“It was January 19, 1943. / Will these dates be noted on the margins of history?”

Władysław Szlengel January 19, 2021

Art

Hide and Seek

Adam Liam Rose’s recent works on paper investigate the violence and vulnerability of structures built for “safety.”

Ariel Goldberg January 14, 2021

Comic

When Are We Now?

The author recounts caring for his father in the last months of his life.

Joey Perr January 13, 2021

Report

Vaccination Under Occupation

Israel has a legal responsibility to ensure that Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and Gaza are vaccinated. The question is one of execution on the ground.

Mairav Zonszein January 12, 2021

Conversation

Siege Mentality

The Jewish Currents editorial staff discusses what the Capitol putsch means for the right and the left.

The Editors January 12, 2021

Poetry

The Visit

“were it not for the pleasure, / it would have been frightening”

Gerald Stern January 8, 2021

Conversation

White Savior Cinema

A conversation with Palestinian German director Lexi Alexander about Wonder Woman’s promotion of Arab stereotypes, her experiences of racism behind the camera, and the stakes of accurately portraying marginalized communities on screen.

Rebecca Pierce January 8, 2021