Sundown: Iran and Qaeda in Cahoots?
Plus, Keret’s thin abode, Facebook won’t delete denial pages, and more
What Is a ‘Holocaust Doubter’?
Norman Finkelstein and Israel Shamir are not deniers; I chose this term instead
His Jewish Problem
A few years ago, Israel Shamir’s anti-Israel vitriol would have been marginal and largely ignored. But in the age of WikiLeaks, a Holocaust-doubter can become a legitimate source of news. Part 2 of 2.
His Jewish Problem
Israel Shamir is a slippery Holocaust-doubter whose anti-Semitic, anti-Israel views are—in the age of WikiLeaks—finding a new audience. Part 1 of 2.
Generation X
The Arab Spring is liberating a generation from repressive political institutions, but the intellectual legacies of the regimes they are helping topple may be tougher to shake
Introducing ‘The Eichmann Trial’
Deborah Lipstadt’s Nextbook Press book is published today
Report: WikiLeaks Works With Holocaust Denier
Group confirms official association with Israel Shamir
Conference Call
The Lithuanian sponsors of a Holocaust education program have a dark history of their own
Ben-Gurion
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
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.
