Newsletter

What to Do When a Nazi Runs for President

A recent documentary revisits the 1986 election of a former Nazi to the Austrian presidency and the activists who sought to shut him down.

Deborah Krieger December 24, 2018

Unrequited Love: When Women Study the Talmud

Women Talmud scholars find different paths through a patriarchal text.

Susan Reimer-Torn December 11, 2018

Two Poems From ‘Comfort’

“they say she raised peacocks and grapes against all advice / —women inherit the worst / slices of property”

Sarah Heady December 11, 2018

The Israeli Government’s Assault on +972 Magazine

Israeli officials are pressuring German leaders to defund the influential news publication.

+972 Magazine December 7, 2018

Is ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ in on the Joke?

For all the affection Mrs. Maisel showers on Jewish comedy, it doesn”t seem to understand its function.

Ari M. Brostoff December 7, 2018

The Language of Displacement

Mexican author Myriam Moscona talks about building a legacy for Ladino in the world.

Alejandro Meter and Myriam Moscona December 4, 2018

Tela de Sevoya (Onioncloth)

An excerpt from Tela De Sevoya, an elegy for Ladino.

Myriam Moscona December 4, 2018

Marc Lamont Hill Did Nothing Wrong

Moral seriousness is no reason to be fired.

Noah Kulwin November 30, 2018