The Much-Feared Regional War Is Under Way
A report from the Galilee.
September 23, 2024
A Millennium of Jewish Life in Vienna—Punctuated by Expulsions
The first Viennese Jew mentioned by name was murdered by Crusaders.
At the dawn of the 20th century, the Austrian capital was a vibrant center of Jewish cultural life: it was the city of Theodor Herzl, Sigmund Freud, the novelist Joseph Roth, Gustav Mahler, and countless others, who lived alongside numerous Galician Hasidim under the rule of a vocally anti-Semitic mayor. Joshua Marks describes the city’s remaining Jewish landmarks, and the early history of its Jewish community:
September 23, 2024
Edward Said, Charles Malik, and the Arab View of the West
A different model of a modern Middle Eastern intellectual.
The Democracies Betray Israel at the UN
The nice, decent allies abstain.
A Millennium of Jewish Life in Vienna—Punctuated by Expulsions
The first Viennese Jew mentioned by name was murdered by Crusaders.
Among the Cultists of Rationalist Charity
The effective altruists hunt for meaning and impurity.