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Obituary
An Underappreciated Master
Stephen Dixon, who died late last year, was among the most innovative and prolific fiction writers of his generation.
Matthew Petti February 25, 2020
Fiction
Roses
An unpublished story by an underappreciated master of American fiction.
Stephen Dixon February 25, 2020
Opinion
When “Jewish Security” Means Muslim Surveillance
Mitchell Silber’s commitment to a debunked surveillance methodology makes him unfit to protect the Jewish community.
Asad Dandia February 24, 2020
Report
When Jews Go to the Polls
Recent polling offers potential answers—and raises additional questions—about what choices Jewish voters might make in the 2020 elections.
Mari Cohen February 21, 2020
Analysis
States Are Moving to Class Criticism of Israel as Antisemitism
Bills making their way through the Arizona and Iowa legislatures would codify the controversial IHRA definition of antisemitism into hate crime and civil rights law.
Lara Friedman February 20, 2020
Review
Creeps of Late Capitalism
In Serotonin, Michel Houellebecq maps the degradations of neoliberal notions of “progress” and “free trade” directly onto sexual politics.
Gili Ostfield February 19, 2020
Report
The Rise and Fall of The Israel Project
A leaked cache of documents reveals how the pro-Israel media advocacy group operated—and the factors that led to its demise.
Alex Kane February 18, 2020
Analysis
Civic Religion and the Secular Jew
The discourse around Bernie Sanders’s faith highlights the inadequacy of conventional frameworks for understanding American Jewish life.
Joshua Leifer February 14, 2020
Analysis
“The One Issue That Matters”
Time and again, Michael Bloomberg’s unquestioning devotion to Israel has led him to defend immoral and disastrous policies.
Peter Beinart February 13, 2020
Conversation
Ocean Hill-Brownsville and the Myth of “Black Antisemitism”
The co-producers of the new podcast School Colors discuss how a narrative of Black–Jewish conflict overshadowed an important example of community control of schools.
Leo Ferguson February 12, 2020
Report
Palestinian Student Activists Face Detention and Torture
A new report from a prisoners’ rights group details the interrogation methods that Mais Abu Ghosh and other young Palestinians have endured.
Jaclynn Ashly February 10, 2020
Poetry
On The 10th Anniversary Of The Disappearance Of America’s Anti War Movement While The Wars Rage On
“lies from our government and / lies of corporations seem to / find common ground”
CAConrad February 7, 2020
Opinion
Strangers in Our Homeland
A Palestinian Member of the Knesset reacts to the Trump-Netanyahu “peace plan.”
Aida Touma-Sliman February 6, 2020
Photo Essay
Portrait of a Movement
A photographer attempts to capture the face of contemporary socialism.
Scott Heins February 4, 2020
Review
Appraisal of Memory
In Patrick Modiano’s fictions of Vichy France, collaboration is not as it appears.
Dustin Illingworth February 3, 2020
Comic
Bayla’s Wrinkles
Bayla tries to reconcile her feminist principles and her obsession with her wrinkles.
Hinda Avery January 30, 2020
Analysis
What’s In It For Trump
The president’s new Mideast “peace plan” is designed to satisfy his narrow personal interests.
Peter Beinart January 29, 2020
Analysis
A Threat, Not an Offer
Trump and Netanyahu’s so-called peace plan is designed to be unacceptable to Palestinians, to justify the repression that will follow.
Joshua Leifer January 29, 2020
Report
Hillel Partners with Right-Wing Christian Law Firm
Working with Jay Sekulow’s organization shows a willingness to alienate LGBTQ Jewish students to fight pro-Palestine activism.
Mari Cohen January 28, 2020
Report
Joe Biden’s Alarming Record on Israel
No one in the Obama administration did more to shield Netanyahu from consequences.
Peter Beinart January 27, 2020
Report
The War on Free Speech Comes to High School
A New York private school recently fired a teacher with pro-Palestine views who had been targeted by the right.
Mairav Zonszein January 24, 2020
Conversation
An Unserious Man
The Jewish Currents editorial staff reflects on Uncut Gems.
The Editors January 23, 2020
Review
American Blood Libel
In The Accusation, historian Edward Berenson tells the story of an age-old antisemitic canard’s sole appearance in the United States.
Bradley Babendir January 22, 2020
Conversation
Punching Postwar Nazis
Daniel Sonabend discusses the lost history and legacy of the 43 Group—a post-World War II association of British Jewish antifascist fighters.
Mari Cohen January 21, 2020
