Raw Deal
To understand widespread Israeli alienation from the beauty of Jewish tradition, look to Ben-Gurion’s political bargain with the Orthodox
Disorderly Conduct
The writer and critic Bernard Lazare, Dreyfus’ earliest defender, wed Zionism and anarchism to become one of France’s most famous polemicists and a political clairvoyant
Founding Document
A new book argues for the enduring significance of the 1917 Balfour Declaration
Unsettling
The Settlers offers a gloomy view of how continued occupation of the West Bank will affect Israel and Zionism
Of the People
Israeli democracy is strengthening, not weakening—and that might be the problem
The End of the Affair
In a book on the Dreyfus Affair, writer-lawyer Louis Begley offers a 21st-century J’accuse
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.
