Talya Zax
When Chagall Battled For Russia’s Soul
Before the Soviets shaped their New Man, there was debate over just what he should look like.
Mozart’s Greatest Collaborator Was A Jew Who’s Buried In Queens. How Did He Get There?
Lorenzo da Ponte — a Jewish-born Venetian turned Roman Catholic priest (and playboy) — had a lot in common with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Jerome Robbins Was The Quintessential Jewish American Genius
“Even when he didn’t feel religious, he was constantly viewing himself as the product of that lower-middle-class New Jersey immigrant Jewish family.”
Salman Rushdie Talks Philip Roth, Mel Brooks And Bagels
“Philip died with his reputation at a kind of pinnacle, and was widely accepted as being one of the greatest writers of the 20th century.”
Anne Frank Was Remarkable. The Graphic Adaptation Of Her Diary Masks Her Brilliance.
Frank, even as she is heralded as a voice for the victims of the Holocaust, is underrated as a voice for children.
Q & A: Rebecca Traister On Women’s Rage
“We have often in this country understood the white man to be the normative citizen. Their rage is understood as normative [and] rational.”
Memo To A Sexist Editor: You Are Not A Martyr
Ian Buruma implies that women’s anger, expressed on social media, is both unjust and anarchic.
Q & A: Norm Eisen Is Leading The Legal Charge Against Trump —And Bringing Prague’s 20th-Century To Life
“You had this flourishing of democracy [in] 1918, 1945 and 1989, three great births of democracy and three powerful illiberal counterattacks.”
Eichmann’s Capture Created Dangerous Myths. ‘Operation Finale’ Makes Them Worse.
“Operation Finale” insists on imposing the absolute lack of moral nuance present in the fact of the Holocaust on the rest of history.
Leonard Bernstein’s Centenary, ‘Memoir Of War’ And More To Read, Watch And Do This Weekend
Bernstein’s centenary year, which reaches its zenith this Saturday, has not been a quiet one.
