On the Eve: The Jews of Europe Before the Second World War
On the Eve: The Jews of Europe Before the Second World War by Bernard Wasserstein. (Simon & Schuster, 553 pp. $32.50) The “eve” in Bernard Wasserstein’s study
Letter from Le Chambon: Just to Say Merci
Last spring I happened on an online item about the imminent opening of a museum in Le Chambon-sur-Lignon, a picturesque village in the fastness of
Commentary: No Zero in Survival
The angel of the Lord called to Abraham a second time…and said…I will bestow my blessing upon you and make your descendents as numerous as
Commentary: The Chosen Versus the First
The Book of Ruth, viewed by Goethe as the most beautiful “little whole” in the Hebrew Bible, is the special reading for Shavuot, which begins
Commentary: Have a Reasonably Happy New Year
Hag sameah. Oops! Sorry for that. Though the contemporary custom for Rosh Hashana is to don new apparel, as if for a full-fledged festival, this somewhat
Commentary: Sense of Direction
“Judah my son, I compare you to Judah the son of Jacob who was likened to a lion…” – Megillat Antiochus a Since making aliya
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