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Essay
Writing About the Present: Mirror, Body, Shadow
An essay from Joshua Cohen’s new collection, Attention: Dispatches from a Land of Distraction.
Joshua Cohen August 27, 2018
Obituary
Al Vorspan, 1924-2019: A Portrait in Mentshlikhkayt
Jewish Currents’ editor emeritus remembers the founder of the Religious Action Center.
Lawrence Bush February 25, 2019
Essay
“What does Vietnam have to do with Tisha B’Av?”
Most Jews who observe Tisha B’Av spend it mourning in synagogue. In 1972, this group spent the holiday in the streets—presaging today’s era of political ritual.
Isaac Brosilow July 26, 2018
Report
The Cultural Boycott of Israel Strikes a Chord
More than a dozen high-profile cancellations at an Israeli music festival shows the BDS movement still has some teeth.
Noah Kulwin September 12, 2018
Dispatch
Dobranotch Delights in New York
The St. Petersburg-based klezmer ensemble brings the party to Little Odessa and the East Village.
Samantha Shokin September 17, 2018
Dispatch
Families Occupy ICE Offices in NYC
Dozens of families occupied the Manhattan offices of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Thursday afternoon.
Scott Heins June 23, 2018
Comic
The President Responds to Rashida Tlaib
Is it really Rep. Tlaib’s language that’s a “disgrace”?
Eli Valley January 8, 2019
Conversation
Sacred Ruins
Performance artist Sacha Yanow speaks with filmmaker Sasha Wortzel about queer and Jewish inheritances in Yanow’s new performance “Cherie Dre,” conceived in the ruins of the Borscht Belt.
Sacha Yanow and Sasha Wortzel October 18, 2018
Art
Boycott! The Art of Economic Activism
Selections from the Center for the Study of Political Graphics’ traveling exhibition.
Carol A. Wells September 12, 2018
Essay
Culturally Muslim
Growing up Pakistani-American, the first time I recognized myself in the world of a novel was when I read Philip Roth’s Portnoy’s Complaint.
Shuja Haider April 16, 2018
