Out and About: Eichmann, 50 Years Later; Israel on the (Art) World Stage
Graphic by Angelie Zaslavsky
By Ezra Glinter April 11, 2011
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Israeli authors such as David Grossman and Amos Oz are protesting their government’s decision to deport Palestinian bookstore owner Munther Fahmi.
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A 2,000-year-old synagogue in the Libyan town of Yefren is said to have been destroyed by government forces.
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On the 50th anniversary of the Eichmann Trial, Deborah E. Lipstadt looks at six of the trial’s most significant moments.
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Los Angeles artist Kehinde Wiley has made Israel the subject of his new show.
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Forverts China correspondent Ross Perlin lambastes universities for their aquiencence to exploitative internships.
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On Dylan in China: “Something is happening here, and you don’t know what it is, do you Maureen Dowd?”
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Israeli author Yonatan Bauner is suing Google Books for copyright infringement.
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The New York Times appreciates Israeli composer Avner Dorman, whose latest album we reviewed here.
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Joseph Berger takes a look at the refurbished Maxwell House Haggadah.
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Reykjavik, Iceland, is about to get a Kabbalah Center.
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