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Michel Gurfinkiel


Michel Gurfinkiel is the founder and president of the Jean-Jacques Rousseau Institute and a contributing editor at the Sun. He served as editor-in-chief of Valeurs Actuelles from 1985 to 2006.

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  1. Response ·

    The Marcionite Offensive

    By Michel Gurfinkiel

    Committed to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.

    The Marcionite Offensive
  2. Response ·

    Jerusalem Is and Always Will Be Treated as a “Special” Case

    By Michel Gurfinkiel

    Committed to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.

    Jerusalem Is and Always Will Be Treated as a “Special” Case
  3. Monthly Essay ·

    The Mirage of an International Jerusalem

    By Michel Gurfinkiel

    How the idea of Jerusalem's status as an “international city” became embedded in countless UN resolutions and foreign policies, and why it is utterly baseless.

    The Mirage of an International Jerusalem
  4. Observation ·

    A Captivating Tour of Jewish Life at the Moment before the Holocaust and Israel

    By Michel Gurfinkiel

    Translated into English for the first time, The Wandering Jew Has Arrived captures the breadth of Jewish life from London to Eastern Europe to Palestine just before it all changed.

    A Captivating Tour of Jewish Life at the Moment before the Holocaust and Israel
  5. Response ·

    Why, Really, French Jews Are Leaving France

    By Michel Gurfinkiel

    Committed to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.

    Why, Really, French Jews Are Leaving France
  6. Response ·

    The Ferment that Feeds Anti-Semitism in France

    By Michel Gurfinkiel

    Committed to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.

    The Ferment that Feeds Anti-Semitism in France
  7. Response ·

    The Next Aliyah

    By Michel Gurfinkiel

    Committed to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.

    The Next Aliyah
  8. Monthly Essay ·

    You Only Live Twice

    By Michel Gurfinkiel

    Vibrant Jewish communities were reborn in Europe after the Holocaust. Is there a future for them in the 21st century?

    You Only Live Twice