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Israel Convicts A Palestinian Poet, NYC Writers Gather In Solidarity

Palestinian poet and photographer Dareen Tatour faces the possibility of years in prison.

Jake Offenhartz May 7, 2018

Revolutionary Love, Revolutionary Heartbreak

Houria Bouteldja’s Whites, Jews, and Us is a useful re-contextualization of antisemitism, but fails as an act of revolutionary love.

Naomi Dann April 26, 2018

Attack of the Clones

Eli Valley illustrates the fracas over Natalie Portman’s decision to avoid the Genesis Prize ceremony.

Eli Valley April 26, 2018

With a Nod to ’68, Columbia Grad Students Strike

Fifty years after the student occupation, Columbia’s graduate union goes to the picket line in its fight for recognition.

Alex Press April 25, 2018

Poland’s New Holocaust Law Is Bad, But Not the Worst

The law is an overreaction to some common mischaracterizations of Poland’s role in the Holocaust, but it’s far from the worst example of legal revisionism in Europe.

Dovid Katz April 25, 2018

The Kremlin Ball

Ex-fascist diplomat Curzio Malaparte’s masterpiece blends the real, the improbable, and the impossible in Soviet Russia.

Mitchell Abidor April 24, 2018

Birthright Israel and #MeToo

Jewish Currents spoke with more than 50 Birthright Israel participants and staffers about their experiences with the often-fraught sexual and gender dynamics on the famous free trip to Israel. Here is what we found.

Sarah M. Seltzer April 18, 2018

The Homeless: Disparaged and Scorned

Actually, we don’t have the slightest idea what the homeless need.

Allan Lichtenstein April 17, 2018