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“In That Basic Sense the Zionists Were Right”: A Conversation with Irving Howe
By Edward GrossmanAn American Jewish intellectual considers Israel, American Jewry, and anti-Semitism.

Edward Grossman’s journalism and fiction have been published in English, Hebrew, Arabic, French, Swedish, Chinese, Japanese, and Russian.
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An American Jewish intellectual considers Israel, American Jewry, and anti-Semitism.
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The philosopher in black turtleneck, black trousers, black shoes, and black yarmulke pacing the stage with a microphone skinning the Jews alive.
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Two Israelis on a road trip venture to Arlington National Cemetery and encounter there the graves of brothers.
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On a visit with the proprietor of Russell’s Bakery and his multi-ethnic, multi-political, and multi-religious staff, the story of Israel unfolds in microcosm.
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In the mid-1970s, an Israeli military governor in Ramallah watches the trial of four young Arab men who have accused their interrogators of torture.
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Nineteen-eighty-five was the year, and our IDF unit was a motley of immigrants and native sons, grocers, kibbutzniks, accountants, plus a loudmouth named Shmulik . . .
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A report from the future : in a ceremony last night, the 2015 prize was awarded to Barack Obama, John Kerry, Mohammed Zarif, and Hassan Rouhani. ( Or was it? )
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In Iran’s nuclear program, Israel faces a threat like never before. Can a divided nation pull together in time to confront it?
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