Interview: Elinor Ruth Tatum
When two cultures don’t know each other, there are preconceived notions that must be dispelled,’ says Tatum, ‘and that comes only through education.’ As publisher
Archives for November 2009
Inside Hadassah: Food for Thought in New Orleans
At this season we celebrate Sukkot and Thanksgiving and recall significant Zionist turning points. Our hearts connect to November 2, 1917, when the Balfour Declaration
Guide to the Arts
EXHIBITS UNITED STATES ARIZONA The Sylvia Plotkin Judaica Museum, Phoenix (480-951-0323; www.spjm.org) On permanent view is a composite synagogue sanctuary from Djerba, Tunisia, with ornate floral-motif
Family Matters: Staying Away Is Not an Option
It may not be the easiest of 613 commandments to fulfill, but visiting the sick is nevertheless one of the most significant, meritorious and, ultimately,
Editor’s Wrapup: Mind the Gap
Ever since financial pressures forced Hadassah Magazine to cut back to six print issues per year, we have been doing Web editions to fill the gap between
Cut & Post
Jews—Who and What Are We Today? Define being Jewish: Is it ethnicity or religion? This age-old argument is the point of departure for the new
Commentary: Reaching on a Rainy Day
We Jews mourn the millions of deaths of those murdered in the Shoah as well as throughout our long history of powerlessness before the state of
Brief Reviews: How Jews See Themselves—and How Others See Them:
Two Israeli documentaries about anti-Semitism are hitting film festivals and theaters throughout the world. Yoav Shamir’s Defamation pokes fun at Jewish paranoia, questioning the very existence of
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