Gordon Haber writes about religion and culture in addition to editing the CANVAS Compendium, a newsletter on Jewish arts and culture. He does not live in Brooklyn.
Gordon Haber
By Gordon Haber
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Culture Armageddon in Suburbia
Question: What do evangelical Christians and credit-default swaps have in common? Answer: They both wrecked the country, but few understand exactly how they did it. All right, that’s an exaggeration. America will survive the current recession. And despite the influence of evangelicals, we do not live in One Nation Under Jesus. Of course, evangelical Christians…
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Culture The Funniest Man You Never Heard Of
Some people have greatness thrust upon them, others thrust it upon themselves. When Irving Brecher was ready for greatness, he just took out an ad. In 1933, 19-year-old Brecher was ushering at a movie theater in midtown Manhattan. For kicks, he mailed jokes to New York columnists; once in a while he had the thrill…
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Culture God in the Dock: Auschwitz Inmates Look To Apportion Ultimate Blame
Why do bad things happen to good people? The fact that this question is a cliché doesn’t make it any less pressing. Especially when we’re talking about the Shoah, which was bad in ways that we still have a hard time imagining. The question is one theme of “God on Trial,” the made-for-TV movie that…
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