Allison Hoffman
Allison Hoffman is a senior writer for Tablet Magazine.
Judith Regan Was on ‘Millionaire Matchmaker’
A special report
Mark Madoff, 46, Kills Himself
Elder son’s fate is not entirely unlike his father’s
Guy Finds Nazi, Maybe
Lawsuit could establish new class of plaintiffs
Double Bill
Black Swan and Barney’s Version can both be seen as grappling with how to portray Jewishness onscreen. One succeeds; the other fails.
Sotheby’s To Auction Historic Jewish Collection
Without a buyer, sale will have no preconditions
The Other Israel, in Film
Movies explore the problems of peace
J Street’s Silent Majority
Survey emphasizes ‘majority,’ results emphasize ‘silent’
Heads Up
J Street chief Jeremy Ben-Ami calls the plays for the first self-confident alternative Jewish establishment
Clinton Speaks Warmly of Palestinian Statehood
But not in the go-through-the-U.N. way
She’s Back, and She’s In New York
The season premiere of ‘The Millionaire Matchmaker’
Ben-Gurion
The Eichmann Trial
Sacred Trash
Sounding Off
Note to some of my fellow progressives: If we can’t argue about Israel without using anti-Semitic tropes, then the debate is lost before it even begins
The Dispossessed
Hugo Chávez is ramping up his assault on Venezuela’s upper class, and now a rare Jewish paradise is squarely in his sights. Can it be salvaged?
- Daphne Merkin chats with Joseph Cedar, the director of the Oscar-nominated FOOTNOTE http://t.co/UWJjpoWl
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Cheap Eats
An entrepreneur opened a Jewish-themed restaurant in Lviv, Ukraine. Chopped liver is on the menu, but not its price—diners get to haggle over it.
Grace Notes
Orthodox klezmer and bluegrass virtuoso Andy Statman and evangelical country star Ricky Skaggs cross genres and faiths to form a mighty duo
Goodbye to All That
For generations, the Jews of Caracas had idyllic weather, prosperity, and vibrant communal organizations. Things have changed under Hugo Chávez.
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St. Leonard’s Passion
Leonard Cohen releases his 12th album, Old Ideas. The troubadour and poet hasn’t always been popular, but he is always profound.by Liel LeibovitzFace Off
The Israeli leadership is at war with itself over Iran: In one corner, Bibi Netanyahu and Ehud Barak. In the other, former Mossad chief Meir Dagan.by Yossi MelmanWriting Footnote
Director Joseph Cedar on Orthodox Judaism, The Social Network, and the nightmare scenario behind his latest Academy Award-nominated filmby Daphne MerkinSentimental Journey
In the new collected stories of Nathan Englander, and in his revised Haggadah, Jews cling tenuously to the easily broken chains of traditionby Adam KirschPregnant Pause
Pregnancies are fertile ground for superstition, especially for those who assume their traditions and lucky charms are based in Jewish lawby Allison Hoffman




