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Essay Radical Islamism’s War Against the Jews: Who Cares? (Part 2) In part one of “Radical Islamism’s War Against the Jews: Who Cares?” Michael C. Kotzin wrote about radical Islam and the Jewish community. Today read part two of this… Michael C. Kotzin May 6, 2015
Essay Radical Islamism’s War Against the Jews: Who Cares? (Part 1) Michael C. Kotzin is a longtime Jewish communal professional and former professor of English Literature at Tel Aviv University. He has been an executive… Michael C. Kotzin May 4, 2015
Nonfiction Why the Germans? Why the Jews?: Envy, Race Hatred, and the Prehistory of the Holocaust Götz Aly; Jefferson Chase, trans.
Nonfiction The Sons of Pigs and Apes: Muslim Antisemitism and the Conspiracy of Silence Neil J. Kressel
Interview Interview: Robert Harris by Elise CooperRobert Harris’s latest book, An Officer and A Spy, is a fictional account of the Dreyfus Affair. This is a thrilling historical novel that… Elise Cooper June 17, 2014
Essay A Jew in a Plexiglas Box Earlier this week, Nicholas Kulish wrote about being asked the question, “What’s a Nazi?”, in South Sudan and the Rosencrantzs and Guildensterns of history. His most… Nicholas Kulish June 13, 2014
Nonfiction The Holocaust, the Church, and the Law of Unintended Consequences: How Christian Anti-Judaism Spawned Nazi Anti-Semitism Anthony Joseph Sciolino
Nonfiction A Child of Christian Blood: Murder and Conspiracy in Tsarist Russia: The Beilis Blood Libel Edmund Levin
Essay Pointing Fingers: Anti-Judaism in Western Civilization Today, Brian Zimmerman of Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership reflects on a recent event with David Nirenberg, author of Anti-Judaism: The… Brian Zimmerman February 17, 2014
Nonfiction The Devil That Never Dies: The Rise and Threat of Global Antisemitism Daniel Jonah Goldhagen
Essay How My Memoir Convinced the NY Post to Advocate for Israel’s Destruction David Harris-Gershon is GrandSLAM storytelling winner for The Moth as well as a popular blogger on Palestinian-Israeli issues for Tikkun magazine,… David Harris-Gershon November 5, 2013
Essay Am I a Jewish Writer or a Writer Who Happens to Be Jewish? This week, Ellen Feldman, the author of several books, blogs for The Postscript on her thoughts about being a Jewish writer. The Postscript series is… Ellen Feldman July 24, 2013
