Sundown: Auster Takes on Erdogan
Plus circumcisions done in a snap, Goldberg on Mearsheimer, and more
Frock Stars
A roving consignment shop run by two Australians helps its Orthodox Brooklyn clientele navigate the line between modesty and style
Tough Jews
The Shomrim, ultra-Orthodox anti-crime patrols, trace their roots to 1964 Crown Heights, when refugees from Poland refused to cede their blocks
Watchmen
Shomrim—controversial Jewish neighborhood watch groups—patrol the Orthodox enclaves of Brooklyn, where safety’s battles are fought along exclusive ethnic and community lines
Sundown: Palestinian Engineer Charged
Plus, the man in the white Charvet shirts, and more
Giuliani Race-Baits Brooklyn Jews
If Bloomberg loses, it could be Dinkins redux, he implies
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.
