Marissa Brostoff, a doctoral student in English at the CUNY Graduate Center, is a former staff writer at Tablet and the Forward.
Shift in Focus
Tired of glossy magazines, photographer Harry Borden turned his attention—and lens—toward Holocaust survivors
The ‘Forward’ Debuts Yiddish Cooking Show
Ess gezunterhait!
‘Holy Rollers’ Sacrifices Intrigue and Precision
For slightly oversweetened morality play
Did Inna Grade Leave a Will?
Yiddish writer’s papers may wind up in Jerusalem
DAWN 2010 Celebrates Shavuot
At the mystical intersection of Judaism and science
Field Study
Why the holiday of Shavuot is all but ignored across America
The Evolution of the Jewish Asshole
Morris Dickstein on ‘Greenberg’
Keeper of the Flame
Few writers have had champions as fierce as Chaim Grade’s widow, Inna Grade, who died earlier this month
Academic Question
San Francisco’s Federation puts new restrictions on its grants, worrying Bay Area Jewish-studies profs
How Do You Solve a Problem Like Iran?
Elliott Abrams wants ‘crippling sanctions’ … for now
Ben-Gurion
The Eichmann Trial
Sacred Trash
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?
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
- If you are like us, you will enjoy this new Leslie Epstein excerpt http://t.co/NTZ1Yb67
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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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Pregnant Pause
Pregnancies are fertile ground for superstition, especially for those who assume their traditions and lucky charms are based in Jewish lawby Allison HoffmanHeroine Stupor
Wanted Women, a new joint biography of two Muslim women, refuses to distinguish between an al-Qaida terrorist and a feminist intellectualby Andrew RobertsSt. 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 LeibovitzKeep the Faith
The battered Israeli left can advance its agenda only if it learns to stop fearing religion and embrace the notion of the Chosen Peopleby Liel LeibovitzVigor Juice
Jews and Booze, a fascinating new history of Prohibition-era bootleggers, barmen, rabbis, and cops, picks up where HBO’s Boardwalk Empire leaves offby Allan Nadler




