Defense Department
Hannah Rosenthal, the State Department’s anti-Semitism envoy, must defend Israel from delegitimization while confronting a growing wave of anti-Jewish rhetoric among European elites
Rosenthal Lays Off Lithuania
Anti-Semitism envoy accused of obfuscating Holocaust obfuscation
The Go-Between
Chicago lawyer Alan Solow is the putative spokesman for American Jewry, but does he have what it takes to manage the community’s increasingly complex relationship with the Obama Administration?
Sundown: The Pope’s Jew
Plus, understanding through translation, the war on lox, and more
Sundown: Hamas Does Damage Control
Plus an allegedly anti-Semitic Chicago conference, and more
State Dept. Supports Embattled Anti-Semitism Envoy
Rosenthal had stirred pot with comment on Oren and J Street
Today’s News: Further On Up The Road
Plus a $200M fraud hits Lakewood, a maybe-march into Gaza, and more
Administration Rebukes Its Anti-Semitism Envoy
Rosenthal, former J Street advisor, tell us she’s still packing for D.C.
Ben-Gurion
The Dispossessed
Hugo Chávez is ramping up his assault on Venezuela’s upper class, and now a rare Jewish paradise is squarely in his sights. Can it be salvaged?
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.
