Elie Wiesel
Museum Quality
A proposal to redevelop Washington’s Old Post Office includes ambitious but ill-defined plans for a museum of world Jewish history
Children’s Books
Elie Wiesel’s Night and Jerzy Kosinski’s The Painted Bird established the child’s perspective as a useful lens for confronting the Holocaust
Faustian Bargain
The singular horror of the Holocaust is being lost in exchange for enshrining rare moments of inspiration and universal narratives of suffering
On the Bookshelf
Transfigurations: iterations of the Holocaust for Christian teens, boxing enthusiasts, bibliophiles, history buffs, and neo-Sebaldians
Voice of Peace
Elie Wiesel took to the 92Y stage this week for an evening of Yiddish standards, childhood reminiscences, and Borscht Belt shtick. Somehow it worked.
Higher Truth
In her new book, critic Ruth Franklin argues for why the Holocaust is best understood through fiction
Burned by Bernie
The controversial new Madoff play may be obscene, but that’s why it’s great
Historic Shift
Like most Holocaust historians, Christopher Browning was wary of survivor testimony. Then, one case made him realize he could ignore it no longer.
Daybreak: Main al-Qaida Man Slams Leaders
Plus Iron Dome is fully forged, and more in the news
Four-Letter Words: Why Jews Have Led the Making and Defense of Obscenity in America
Does sexually graphic material help Jewish continuity? ‘Unclean Lips’ argues for the unseemliness of Bruce, Roth, and their ilk.
Sephardic Singer Flory Jagoda Keeps the Music of Her Prewar Bosnian Childhood Alive
The composer of the beloved Hanukkah song ‘Ocho Kandelikas’ shares stories and melodies from her past
How Thanksgiving Became Holy for One Iranian Jewish Woman and Her Family
‘Saffron Rice and Cranberry Sauce’ is one of eight stories in a theater production based on Persian Jewish women’s lives
- Haim Covers ‘The Chanukah Song’ by Adam Sandler
- SermonSlam, a Poetry Slam for Sermons
- Billy Joel to Play Monthly Concerts at Madison Square Garden
- Porn4Jews, a Non-Pornographic Porn Site
