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If you don’t remember it, DID YOU REALLY LIVE IT?
A poem.
Each issue, the tastemakers at New Voices issue snap judgements on the new and notable. A kiddush hashem is that which sanctifies God’s name. A chilul hashem does the opposite. Apologies, as always, to New York Magazine.
On Sholem Aleichem’s Sesquicentennial, a New Translation of Wandering Stars
There are three types of great magazines, in print or online: those that uniquely interpret the historical moment for their readers, those that enable a circle of writers to interpret the historical moment, and those that do both.
Despite a brief dalliance with Voyager, I’ve never been a Star Trek guy. Forgive me, then, if I’m restating the obvious. Also, spoiler alert, or whatever. I gather that there’s long been a vague association between the Vulcans and the Jews, based mostly on the Cohenic origins of the split-fingered Vulcan greeting. Watching this latest […]
I’ve got a review of Benny Morris’ new book, “One State, Two States: Resolving the Israel/Palestine Conflict,” up now at History News Network, George Mason University’s online magazine. An excerpt: After a disheartening few months, prospects for peace in Israel/Palestine seem brighter than they have in years. In Washington, the Obama administration is putting heavy […]
The leitmotif of last week’s National Jewish Journalism Conference was the question of the future of journalism: the challenge of finding new financially viable models for news outlets, and the shift from print to web. Turns out we aren’t the only ones thinking about these things. Two recent radio shows highlight just these questions. First, […]
New Y.U. Tolerance Club Enjoys Mixed Reception
38 Years and Still Kickin’
Yesterday, students representing more than 15 campuses and eight Jewish campus publications gathered at the Kraft Center for Jewish Life to participate in the National Jewish Student Journalism Conference, now in its 38th year. According to the feedback we’ve gotten so far, the event was a smashing success, and we’ll have photos and audio from […]