Jewish Currents

Poetry

Arrangement

April 22, 2019Jonathan Dubow

"The others say, The oldest hatred I have felt is of loved ones. / The others then can welcome the warmongers to a peaceful home."

History

Hagode shel Peysekh (with a Socialist Twist)

April 19, 2019Jewish Social Democrat Party

A translation of a 1919 Socialist Haggadah published by the Galician Bund.

Essay

A Chaste Piece of Ass

April 18, 2019Shayna Goodman

Performing womanhood onstage and off.

Review

A Critic Compromised

April 17, 2019Bradley Babendir

Who Wants to Be a Jewish Writer? contains two irreconcilable Adam Kirsches.

Report

Leading Liberal Think Tank Teams Up With AIPAC

April 15, 2019Noah Kulwin

The Center for American Progress is still tight with the Israel lobby.

Essay

Who Owns the Orange?

April 15, 2019Amy Berkowitz

Reclaiming a queer Passover symbol.

Conversation

Taking a Stan

April 12, 2019Jacobin Magazine

An interview with the 19-year-old Taylor Swift fan who went to prison rather than serve in the IDF.

Art

The Art of Irreverence: Martha Rosler’s War on Complacency

April 12, 2019Rachel Wetzler

“What I’m saying is, history’s a bitch.”

Report

No Reason for Optimism

April 11, 2019Noah Kulwin

Right-wing parties will be ascendant in Israel for years to come.

Conversation

You Can Give This to Your Gentile Friends

April 10, 2019Lauren Goldenberg

Nathan Englander talks about God and the internet in his new novel kaddish.com.

Who Owns the Orange?

The Jewish Community’s Harassment Problem

You Can Give This to Your Gentile Friends

Why Are the Democrats Doing Bibi’s Dirty Work?

‘We Are Always Met With Violence’: Gaza’s March of Return At One Year

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