Seth Lipsky
Seth Lipsky, formerly editor of the English-language edition of the Forward, is founding editor of The New York Sun.
Abraham Cahan Speaks
On his 150th birthday, an imaginary interview with the founding editor of the ‘Jewish Daily Forward’
A Haitian Tale
Raymond Joseph, Haiti’s ambassador to the United States, started out as a newspaperman
Rip Van Sharon
Considering the former prime minister, after he’s spent four years in a coma
Palin’s Rapture
Should we be upset over her support for Israel?
Beyond Berlin
A Cold War anniversary reminds us not to take history for granted
A Towering Example
Remembering Marek Edelman, a leader of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising
What Would Begin Do?
Seeing the Iranian nuclear threat through the lens of Osirak
Kristol Clear
How the neoconservative columnist’s x-ray vision will be missed
The Long Goodbye
Norman Podhoretz unravels the mystery of Jewish attachment to liberalism
Obama’s Next Test
What will he do about the released Lockerbie bomber?
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 Tenth Man
The key to Christopher Hitchens wasn’t his iconoclasm; it was his desire for belonging—and the proof can be found in an unexpected place
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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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Heroine 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 LeibovitzSentimental 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 HoffmanHostage Crisis
The Egyptian government is preparing a show trial for 19 American pro-democracy organizers. Is this what life after Hosni Mubarak looks like?by Lee Smith




