Hebrew’s Special Pride
Firgun is the ungrudging pleasure one takes in another’s good fortune, and there’s no English word for it
Swastikas in Borough Park
“We go about our lives as if anti-Semitism can’t touch us here in the United States.”
Lawmaker Disciplined For “Vagina” Comment Cited Judaism
Did we mention Eve Ensler has a Jewish dad?
Margarita Comes Of Age
“I can honestly say that I’ve never been so excited about my personal Judaism.”
Elinor Ostrom Had the Last Laugh
Anti-Semites, sexists and snobs were no match for this Shivah Star
Sobering Lessons From the Flotilla
Surprise: Flotilla raid was bungled behind the scenes.
The Napkin Artist
Remembering Yiddishist, linguistics scholar, Holocaust survivor, and painter Edward Stankiewicz, who died this year
When Berlin Meant Business
Berlin was once home to 50,000 Jewish-owned businesses. A historian is now obsessively reconstructing their demise.
In Praise of Dairy Restaurants
A visit to B&H Restaurant on Second Avenue brings back memories of milchig establishments of yore
Curse of the Survivor
Singer Vera Gran was haunted by allegations of Nazi collaboration. A new book asks if survival made her guilty.
