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What American Conservatives Can Do about Right-Wing Anti-Semitism
By Tamara BerensCommitted to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
Tamara Berens
Tamara Berens, a former Krauthammer Fellow at Mosaic, is the director of young professional programming at the Tikvah Fund.
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Monthly Essay ·
From Coy to Goy
By Tamara BerensHow America’s far right found its anti-Semitic voice and figured out its true identity.
Observation ·
The Best Books of 2022, Chosen by Mosaic Authors
By Elliott Abrams, Tamara Berens, Andrew Koss, Daniel Polisar, Neil Rogachevsky, Sarah Rindner, Jonathan SilverFeaturing wars, peacemakers, two cultures, pogroms, plays, four ages, wild problems, caves, magic, letters, American conservatives, liberal parents, radical children, and more.
Monthly Essay ·
Jerusalem on the Atlantic
By Tamara BerensJews are pouring into south Florida by the thousands, remaking themselves and the area into one of the best places in the world for Jews to live. What’s driving this astonishing renaissance?
Observation ·
The Best Books of 2021, Chosen by Mosaic Authors (Part II)
By Tamara Berens, Andrew Koss, Moshe Koppel, Eli SpitzerFour more of our writers pick several favorites each, featuring two Ruths, passengers, Lincoln, Verdun, chief rabbis, Jewish Montreal, sweet spots, a fortress, and more.
Observation ·
The Drama over London’s Proposed Holocaust Memorial
By Tamara BerensA planned memorial next to Parliament appears to have been treated as an easy way to show that the British are, indeed, on the right side of history.
Observation ·
What’s Happened with British Jews Since Corbyn’s Defeat?
By Tamara BerensIt's been one year since the anti-Semitic Labor leader stepped down. Things have much improved since then, but it's also become clear that the forces he unleashed are in the U.K. to stay.
Observation ·
How Has Israel Vaccinated So Many People So Quickly?
By Tamara BerensThe Jewish state is leading the world in vaccinations, a welcome fact that almost nobody properly understands.
Observation ·
Notes on Getting Married in Israel in a Pandemic
By Tamara BerensMarriage in Israel has always been allowed during lockdown, even amid the very highest infection rates. So, as quarantine loomed, my then-fiancé and I went on with our plans.
Observation ·
Notes on Moving to Israel in a Pandemic
By Tamara BerensThe ancient Israelites, wandering in the wilderness, had more plentiful provisions than British Airways on this particular evening. How would I—we—get through this journey?
Observation ·
Will New York City’s Orthodox Jews Leave Too?
By Tamara BerensAfter a summer of chaos, wealthy and secular New Yorkers are fleeing in droves. Brooklyn's Jews aren't thrilled, but for them leaving isn't so easy, or so desirable.
Observation ·
Even In a Pandemic, Columbia Students Promote BDS
By Tamara BerensThey can’t vote in person right now, but that’s not stopping undergraduates at one of the world’s most prestigious universities from trying to pass a boycott of Israel.
Observation ·
The Happy Jews of the American University of Beirut, and Their Unhappy Fate
By Tamara BerensOnce home to a thriving community of Jewish students, today the U.S.-accredited university effectively bars Israelis from applying.
Observation ·
Is Israeli Chutzpah Exportable?
By Tamara BerensA new book would like us to think so. In truth, what the Jewish state accomplishes is irreducibly particular.
Observation ·
The Genius of Jeremy Corbyn
By Tamara BerensThe much-documented anti-Semitism of the British Labor party leader is no accident.
