Shalom Goldman

Before Leonard Cohen and Frank Sinatra, the great composer and conductor’s legacy of impassioned Zionism helped make a mark on the new country, while informing his contributions to American music

The great novelist’s travels in Israel showed him what America had lost

The fates of Herzl’s son and daughters complicate the legendary origin story he shared with the world

The collection of essays by disillusioned former communists has been largely forgotten after decades of global popularity. In our age of ideological extremism, it’s well worth revisiting.

A 700-page Polish novel is all the rage in Israel, but can it heal the rift between Poles and Jews?

Though the great American storyteller never felt at home during his months in Tel Aviv, Israelis saw themselves in his direct sensibility

The senator’s unwavering support for the Jewish state strengthened American-Israeli ties—and ultimately led to his assassination by a Palestinian gunman

Some leading American Jewish Sufis of the early 20th century

Hal Lindsey’s ‘The Late Great Planet Earth’ at 50

One of Martin Luther King Jr.’s closest associates shared his strong and clear support for Zionism

Two European Jewish refugees helped remake the landscape of the possible through their friendship: One was the first prime minister of Israel, and the other was a Buddhist monk

The poet’s philo-Semitism and visit to Jerusalem had a profound influence on him, and on Yehuda Amichai

The Dead Sea Scrolls blew the sci-fi writer’s mind

American penny tunes captured the enormity of early 20th-century epidemics

A co-author of Philip Glass’ Egyptian opera, opening at the Met this weekend, recalls how the monotheistic ‘heretic Pharaoh’ became the fat lady