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Essay Radical Islamism’s War Against the Jews: Who Cares? (Part 2) In part one of “Radical Islamism’s War Against the Jews: Who Cares?” Michael C. Kotzin wrote about radical Islam and the Jewish community. Today read part two of this… Michael C. Kotzin May 6, 2015
Essay My Wallenberg Education in Budapest, Stockholm, and Moscow Earlier this week, Alan Lelchuk wrote about meeting Daniel Pagliansky, Wallenberg’s KGB interrogator. Lelchuk is the author of the acclaimed novels, American… Alan Lelchuk May 6, 2015
Essay Radical Islamism’s War Against the Jews: Who Cares? (Part 1) Michael C. Kotzin is a longtime Jewish communal professional and former professor of English Literature at Tel Aviv University. He has been an executive… Michael C. Kotzin May 4, 2015
Essay Meeting Pagliansky in Moscow Alan Lelchuk is the author of the acclaimed novels, American Mischief, Miriam at Thirty-Four, Shrinking, Miriam in Her Forties, Playing the Game, Brooklyn Boy, Ziff:… Alan Lelchuk May 4, 2015
Essay Writing the Mechitzah Earlier this week, Michelle Brafman wrote about water and the mikvah in Judaism as well as the tahara, Jewish burial rituals. She is the author of the debut… Michelle Brafman May 1, 2015
Essay Sacred Pools Earlier this week, Michelle Brafman wrote about the tahara, Jewish burial rituals. She is the author of the debut novel Washing the Dead and will be blogging here all… Michelle Brafman April 29, 2015