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Nechemya Weberman's 103-Year Sentence Is Clumsy Slap at Ultra-Orthodox Jews

By Batya Ungar-Sargon

Nechemya Weberman's 103-Year Sentence Is Clumsy Slap at Ultra-Orthodox Jews
How long is too long? That’s what many are asking after a judge sentenced Nechemya Weberman 103 years in prison — and prosecutors hailed it as a message to the ultra-Orthodox.Read More

Two Views of Eichmann and Arendt

By Batya Ungar-Sargon

Two Views of Eichmann and Arendt
Crossposted from Batya Reads Read More

When Jews Get Embarassed Too Easily

By Batya Ungar-Sargon

When Jews Get Embarassed Too Easily
Jews are image conscious. A quick Google search of “embarrassed to be Jewish” will turn up two main hits—Jews ashamed of the state of Israel, and Jews ashamed of the behavior of certain “Hareidim” — tremblers, the Hebrew term for the ultra-Orthodox — in the Israeli town of Beit Shemesh. I should amend that statement: this Google search will turn up results for Jews with access to the media who have image consciousness about these two issues. As we all know, these are not the only kind of Jews. But let me first address these.Read More

Was Nechemya Weberman on Trial — or Satmars?

By Batya Ungar-Sargon

Was Nechemya Weberman on Trial — or Satmars?
Nechemya Weberman was convicted of sexually abusing a Brooklyn Hasidic girl. But was it really the entire Satmar community that was on trial?Read More



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