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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

By Adam Kirsch · October 24, 2011
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Faustian Bargain

The singular horror of the Holocaust is being lost in exchange for enshrining rare moments of inspiration and universal narratives of suffering

By Ron Rosenbaum · October 10, 2011
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The Scroll

Mrs. DSK

The mystery of Anne Sinclair and her steadfast support of her husband

By Stephanie Butnick · August 3, 2011
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The Scroll

Sundown: Beck’s Jerusalem Syndrome, March

Plus Obama at AIPAC, Obama vs. Iran, and more

By Marc Tracy · May 16, 2011
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On the Bookshelf

Transfigurations: iterations of the Holocaust for Christian teens, boxing enthusiasts, bibliophiles, history buffs, and neo-Sebaldians

By Josh Lambert · May 16, 2011
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Music

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.

By Alexander Gelfand · December 23, 2010
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On the Bookshelf

Books that instruct, books that edify

By Josh Lambert · December 13, 2010
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Higher Truth

In her new book, critic Ruth Franklin argues for why the Holocaust is best understood through fiction

By Marc Tracy · December 2, 2010
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Middle East

State of Denial

It’s time for Israel to rethink its rejection of the Armenian Genocide

By Peter Balakian · October 19, 2010
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On the Bookshelf

Jews of Madison Avenue, Jews of Broadway

By Josh Lambert · August 9, 2010
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The Scroll

Today on Tablet

Madoff imagined, and more

By THE EDITORS · July 28, 2010
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Theater & Dance

Burned by Bernie

The controversial new Madoff play may be obscene, but that’s why it’s great

By Marissa Brostoff · July 28, 2010
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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.

By Toby Perl Freilich · July 22, 2010
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The Scroll

Daybreak: Main al-Qaida Man Slams Leaders

Plus Iron Dome is fully forged, and more in the news

By Marc Tracy · July 20, 2010
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Middle East

Groundswell

Protests in an East Jerusalem neighborhood are reviving the Israeli left

By Rachel Shabi · June 10, 2010
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The Scroll

Behind the Madoff Play’s Cancellation

D.C. theater head bowed to Wiesel’s request

By Marc Tracy · May 27, 2010
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Madoff Play With Wiesel Scene Still On

Run out of D.C., it heads upstate

By Marc Tracy · May 25, 2010
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The Scroll

Sundown: Wiesel Torpedoes Madoff Play

Plus pagan burial grounds, and more

By Marc Tracy · May 21, 2010
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The Scroll

Daybreak: Hopefully, They Didn’t Start the Fire

Plus de-linking ‘linkage,’ non-Ambassador Dershowitz, and more in the news

By Marc Tracy · May 5, 2010
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The Scroll

Daybreak: Bibi the Shuttling Diplomat

Plus Wiesel dines Chez Obama, Mideast nukes, and more in the news

By Marc Tracy · May 4, 2010
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The Scroll

Wiesel Sparks Feud Between Living and Dead

With newspaper ad espousing reverance for Jerusalem

By Jenny Merkin · April 19, 2010
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‘Night’ in 60 Seconds

An introduction to Wiesel’s Holocaust masterpiece

By Marc Tracy · March 2, 2010
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The Scroll

Sundown: New Human Rights Watch Head

Plus don’t cry for A’jad, Elie Wiesel, and more

By Marc Tracy · February 9, 2010
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The Scroll

Daybreak: Clinton Reveals Peace Plan

Plus China nixes sanctions, Lieberman rattles saber, and more

By Marc Tracy · February 5, 2010
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Observance

Davos Shabbos

Friday-night dinner with the machers in Switzerland

By Daniel Gross · February 5, 2010
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Rashi

Rashi has been selected as one of the Best Books of 2009 by Publishers Weekly.

By Elie Wiesel · October 30, 2009
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On the Bookshelf

The latest in Holocaust and Lebowski scholarship

By Josh Lambert · October 5, 2009
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On the Bookshelf

Virtuous Poles, an X-Men villain, Rashi’s daughters, and YA classics

By Josh Lambert · August 3, 2009
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Today on Tablet

Golf course graves and Wiesel’s latest

By THE EDITORS · July 21, 2009
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A Nation of Commentators

We are all Rashi’s heirs, but what, exactly, is our inheritance?

By Adam Kirsch · July 21, 2009
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