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Israel at 75: A Special Issue
Exploring the sociopolitical forces, arts, culture and food that have defined modern Israel since its independence in 1948.

Exploring the sociopolitical forces, arts, culture and food that have defined modern Israel since its independence in 1948.
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Israel’s ‘Ethnic Democracy’
Israel has made a critical mistake over the years in not being more explicit about its unique kind of democracy, writes author and scholar Daniel Gordis.

Israel has made a critical mistake over the years in not being more explicit about its unique kind of democracy, writes author and scholar Daniel
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Abortion in Israel: Relatively Easy to Get, Hard to Discuss
The discourse over abortion differs dramatically between the United States and Israel, where the procedure is legal and barely a political issue.

The discourse over abortion differs dramatically between the United States and Israel, where the procedure is legal and barely a political issue.
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Orthodox Women Are Saying: Lights, Camera, Action!
Fed up with policies that remove women’s images from publications, a number of Orthodox women are fighting back—with photo shoots!

Fed up with policies that remove women’s images from publications, a number of Orthodox women are fighting back—with photo shoots!
Health + Medicine
Helping Children Deal With Trauma
Young victims of pandemic stress learn coping strategies at Hadassah Hospital.

Young victims of pandemic stress learn coping strategies at Hadassah Hospital.
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What Will Israel Look Like at 100?
Asking the tough questions is our responsibility, says former Ambassador Michael Oren.

Asking the tough questions is our responsibility, says former Ambassador Michael Oren.

One of Israel’s most respected Middle East experts, Ehud Ya’ari has long been a television commentator on Israel’s Channel 2. He is associate editor of The

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Israeli Life: Idealism From Below

Most Israeli teens go straight into the IDF after high school, but a growing number are opting to take a year to prepare physically and

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Israeli Life: Breaking the Silence

by Leora Eren Frucht

An extraordinary luthier tracks down violins that had been through the Shoah, fixing the instruments and uncovering the stories of the Jews who played them.

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Israeli Life: Smart Circle

by Esther Hecht

The Israeli chapter of the international Mensa organization has a very simple goal: to use its members’ brains and creativity to help themselves and the

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Letter from Jerusalem: Apple Pie and Israel

by Gershom Gorenberg

Every American presidential candidate professes support for Israel; here are some hard questions voters concerned with the Middle East should ask them. January 3 Here’s

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Interview: Ruhama Avraham Balila

by Charley J. Levine

Born in an Israeli transit camp for Jewish immigrants from Muslim lands (her father is from Morocco and her mother from Turkey), Ruhama Avraham Balila,

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Next of Kin

by David W. Weiss

Surprising commonalities invigorated an unlikely friendship between a Polish-born survivor and an Israeli Arab, whose histories could have made them enemies. We had come to

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Bed,Chair & Beyond

by Barbara Sofer

With space-conscious designs and lively, modern styles, Israeli furniture is gracing living rooms, children’s bedrooms and dining rooms from the United States to France to

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