Ruth Wisse
Judaism’s Epic Food Fight
Each Purim, star academics like Milton Friedman and Alan Dershowitz debate: latkes or hamantaschen?
Daybreak: Taking the Fight to Long Island
Plus Hamas fires anti-aircraft weapon at Israel for first time ever
Hebrew’s Special Pride
Firgun is the ungrudging pleasure one takes in another’s good fortune, and there’s no English word for it
The Novelist
Friends and Politics, Part 1: Saul Bellow. The Nobel Prize-winner and I shared a love of literature and of Yiddish, but our friendship was tested by decades-long disagreements over politics.
Homecomings
A museum exhibition and a new translation from the Yiddish examine ‘heritage travel’ in the 1930s
Keeper of the Flame
Few writers have had champions as fierce as Chaim Grade’s widow, Inna Grade, who died earlier this month
Sundown: The Undiplomatic Diplomat
Plus Wisse kvells over Yiddish, Israel sells itself, and more
Neighborhood Bully
Why the Israel Defense Forces hit Syria—and why they believe that Assad won’t hit back
In Praise of Dairy Restaurants
A visit to B&H Restaurant on Second Avenue brings back memories of milchig establishments of yore
Curse of the Survivor
Singer Vera Gran was haunted by allegations of Nazi collaboration. A new book asks if survival made her guilty.
Taken for a Ride in Jerusalem
From the archive: Daniel Estrin’s 2012 report—which just won a prestigious award—on Jerusalem’s light rail
