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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
Activists Say Hazon’s Food Conference Is Elitist. Should Social Justice Play a Greater Role?
As copycat Birthright programs proliferate, what are the limits of the melting pot?
In honor of Israeli Independence Day, a bit of satire from the Holy Land. Imagine what CAMERA would say if an American TV show produced this…
How Jews Eat from MyJewishLearning.com on Vimeo. The folks at MyJewishLearning.com are going multimedia on us! They recently published a video titled “How Jews Eat”, the second in an ongoing series that began with “How Jews Look”. As one commentor noted on Jewish food blog Jcarrot.org, the characters in this video bear an uncanny resemblance […]
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 […]