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Tablet Today
Zen and the art of Hasidism, past and present in Krakow, and a contentious bris
Eddie Portnoy mines the Yiddish press for the tale of a 1926 bris where conflict between two Hasidic sects came to blows. Josh Kun checks in from Krakow, where celebrants at the Jewish cultural festival were “dancing with ghosts” of the city’s storied past. Tablet Magazine contributing editor Joshua Cohen ponders the relationship between Hasidic Judaism and Zen Buddhism. Plus, stay tuned for more on The Scroll.
The Mideast Crack-Up
Robert Worth, David Goldman, Edward Luttwak, Amos Harel, Nathan Thrall, and Lee Smith on the new Arab map
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.
