A professor at the University of Houston, Robert Zaretsky is also a culture columnist at the Forward. His new book, “Victories Never Last: Caregiving and Reading in a Time of Plague,” was published in May 2022 by the University of Chicago Press.
Robert Zaretsky
By Robert Zaretsky
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Culture In Paris, 80 years after a shocking atrocity, forgetting is another form of extermination
The infamous 1942 roundup was part of a plan to deport more than 23,000 of France's Jews
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Culture ‘A terrible responsibility’: In today’s U.S., patriotism is essential — but not easy
During WWII, the philosopher and activist Simone Weil gave patriotism a new definition — one now more crucial than ever.
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Culture How a Holocaust survivor helped win the fight for abortion rights
Five years after her death, Simone Veil is back in the news — in France and the US
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Culture In the wake of the Supreme Court abortion decision, will the real gonif please stand up?
According to our columnist, there's a Yiddish word to describe senators like Susan Collins
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Culture Following the path of Martin Luther and Spinoza, Rusty Bowers makes the case for reverence
In his testimony, the speaker of the Arizona House echoed the statements of those who were deemed heretics
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Culture Why the latest political debacle in France may send tremors around the world
The public that reelected Emmanuel Macron less than two months ago already seems to be experiencing buyer’s remorse
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Culture Should we really call Mike Pence courageous — and what do we mean by courage anyway?
In light of Jan. 6, we should remember Voltaire’s contention that courage was a quality shared by the base and the great
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Culture Why we need ‘Gravity Falls’ more than ever
The animated series concluded eight years ago, but for some, it will live on forever — like the Kabbalah
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