How The War Against Sexual Harassment Was Won
“Reckoning” is ambitious if not always fully convincing in linking changing attitudes toward sexual harassment to larger debates over gender and sex.
His Father, The Communist
Elliott Maraniss grew up in Coney Island, a descendant of Marrano Jews from Spain who had migrated to the Odessa region, then the United States.
They Were German. They Defied Hitler. But What Did They Accomplish?
Elucidating the contours of German resistance to the Nazi terror state has always been difficult.
Can ‘Tootsie’ Turn Men Into Mensches In The #MeToo Era?
David Yazbek: “Allan Sherman has a massive influence on me as a comedian and as a lyricist. American humor to such a large extent is Jewish humor.”
Judaism In The Digital Age, By Way Of Nathan Englander
Given the challenges posed by both traditional religion and the digital marvels of our age, Nathan Englander sounds a cautionary note.
A Wandering Jew Finds Her Way Back Home
In “The Art of Leaving,” Ayelet Tsabari finds her home in motherhood and writing.
America’s Jewish Women — From RG (Rebecca Gratz) To RBG
Whatever their religious inclinations or politics, American Jewish women wrestled with their dual status as Jews and women.
Jill Abramson Takes On ‘The Powers That Be’
“I made errors in the way I credited sources,” Abramson told CNN, but said she’d “never purposely take credit for the work of another journalist.”
The Future Of Judaism Will Need A Big Tent
A lack of persecution, according to Robert Mnookin, elides a sense of shared community, besides fostering intermarriage and its attendant challenges.
In ‘On The Basis Of Sex,’ A Reverential Portrait Of RBG
Though lacking in subtlety, “On the Basis of Sex” is often stirring as it provides a necessary history lesson.
