• General H. Norman Schwarzkopf, who led the international coalition in the first Gulf War, has died at age 78. [AP]
• Aron Bennett profiles Naftali Bennett, leader of the Jewish Home political party, which may place as high as third in the upcoming Israeli elections. [Times of Israel]
• Roxana Saberi’s story of how being a political prisoner in Iran compelled her stand up against a New York city subway mugger. [NYT]
• The New Yorker writes on spending a Jewish Christmas with the Gefilteria. [TNY]
• Jewcy reports on actor Zosia Mamet, daughter of writer David Mamet, who will be making the move from television to stage with her premiere in an off-Broadway show. [Jewcy]
Adam Chandler was previously a staff writer at Tablet. His work has appeared in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Atlantic, Slate, Esquire, New York, and elsewhere. He tweets @allmychandler.