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Samuel Goldman


Samuel Goldman is an associate professor of political science and executive director of the Loeb Institute for Religious Freedom at the George Washington University.

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  1. Response ·

    Hollywood’s Treatment of Israel Mirrors Hollywood’s Treatment of Everything Else

    By Samuel Goldman

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

    Hollywood’s Treatment of Israel Mirrors Hollywood’s Treatment of Everything Else
  2. Response ·

    Watch Our Conversation on Meir Kahane, Jacob Taubes, and the American Jewish Frustration with Boredom

    By Samuel Goldman, Jonathan Silver

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

    Watch Our Conversation on Meir Kahane, Jacob Taubes, and the American Jewish Frustration with Boredom
  3. Monthly Essay ·

    The Apocalyptic Visions of Jacob Taubes and Meir Kahane

    By Samuel Goldman

    As 1970s America unraveled, both radicals posed “uncomfortable questions for comfortable Jews.” What did they ask, and are conditions ripe for similar figures to emerge?

    The Apocalyptic Visions of Jacob Taubes and Meir Kahane
  4. Response ·

    Two Views of Jews and Free Speech

    By Samuel Goldman, Jonathan Silver

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

    Two Views of Jews and Free Speech
  5. Monthly Essay ·

    Skokie Then and Now

    By Samuel Goldman

    In 1977, a Jewish director of the ACLU famously agreed to defend the rights of neo-Nazis in Illinois to demonstrate in public. Would the same thing happen today—and should it?

    Skokie Then and Now