Sundown: Clooney to Rescue Nazi-Looted Art
Plus, Christie on Israel, Chavez’s Jewish opponent, and more
The Next Occupation Is At AIPAC
CODEPINK, Just Foreign Policy, ‘The Nation’ endorsing conference protest
The Hitler Test
The strongest evidence that the taboo against anti-Semitism is being eroded is the fact that obvious forms of verbal abuse are tolerated—even justified
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
Sundown: The 2 Percent Rule
Plus the problem with intervening in Syria, Wallenberg’s 100th, and more
United Jewish Appeal
Support for President Obama is sagging among a key Democratic voting bloc. Now his campaign has 11 months to win back Jewish voters.
AIPAC Endorses Fear of Decreased Aid
Group says economy threatens ‘America’s security assistance to Israel’
Jewish Law
Nathan Lewin helped prosecute Jimmy Hoffa. Now in practice with his daughter, he’s a Supreme Court regular and a top litigator for Jewish causes
Is Israel an Appropriate Political Issue?
Brouhaha over ADL pledge sets stage for heated election year
Ben-Gurion
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
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.
