Should Harvey Weinstein Make Us Rethink Roman Polanski? The French Say ‘Non!’
“Deep down, we still cling to the notion that what an artist makes with her hands reflects what transpires in her soul.”
Harvey Weinstein Loses His Honor — Putin And Mussolini Get To Keep Theirs
Will Russia’s meddling in the American elections lead to revoking Putin’s medal?
There Are No Adults In The White House. Worse, There Are No Mensches
Despite the coterie of Jews surrounding Trump, there is no one with enough integrity or honor to stand up and do the right thing.
Calling Las Vegas Shooter ‘Evil’ Lets Trump and Republicans Off The Hook
Called upon to think and exercise their moral imagination, most simply failed to do so.
The Paradox Of Jared Kushner, A ‘Man Without Qualities’
“The Man Without Qualities” is a modernist classic. But recent events in the United States have made this timeless classic once again timely.
Harvey Is Biblical For Me And My Family — But Not For The Reason You Think
Hurricane Harvey is a storm of biblical proportions — not just physically but morally
42 French Muslims Condemn Terrorist Attacks — Except When Victims Are Jewish?
In France, prominent Muslims spoke out against recent attacks – without mentioning the attacks on Jews, like the one at Hyper Cacher.
Reconstructing a Child’s Life During the Holocaust
In “A History of the Grandparents I Never Had,” Ivan Jablonka reconstructs the story of how his father became an orphan, and in so doing, creates a luminous and lacerating contribution to Holocaust literature.
Meet the French Jews Who Love Marine Le Pen and Her Far Right Party
Why would French Jews be interested in joining the anti-Muslim, anti-immigrant and (formerly) anti-Semitic National Front party?
How A.J. Liebling Became BFF’s With Albert Camus
Almost exactly years ago, A.J. Liebling became infatuated with a French stranger named Albert Camus. Robert Zaretsky chronicles the surprising friendship between the Jewish New Yorker writer and the French existentialist.
