Confronting Jewish Complicity in South African Apartheid
Many believe that Jewish involvement was essential to the end of South African apartheid. But Jonathan Katz reminds us that we were actually complicit in the segregationist regime.
Lithuania vs. Morocco — Whose Jewish Museum Wins?
After visiting Vilnius and Casablanca within days of each other, Jonathan Katz takes us on a tour of their very different Jewish museums — and tells us which is more powerful.
1 Thing Moroccans Want All Jews To Know
In Rabat, Jonathan Katz found more tolerance for Jews than he’s seen in many ‘clean and safe’ Western cities. So why is Morocco often described as ‘dirty and dangerous’?
Is It Even Possible to Vote Against Israeli Occupation?
Ballots for the upcoming Israeli election are printed in a West Bank settlement — so do leftists who want to fight the occupation need to stay home on voting day?
How Israel Sells Itself With Sex
Does Israel use its citizens’ sex appeal to garner political support? Jonathan Katz says yes.
Is Marmite Kosher? Well, Yes and No
Marmite is not kosher-certified by the British rabbinical authorities. However, the South African version of the much-beloved and despised condiment, is.
Learning to Undo 'Ashkenormativity'
Growing up in Ashkenazi-dominated New York, Jonathan Katz was always puzzled by Sephardic Jews and their ‘strange practices.’ And then he crossed the Atlantic.