Israel and Taiwan Are Natural Allies
They have much in common, and both have reasons to fear China.
July 11, 2023
A New Translation of a Classic Yiddish Story Attempts to One-Up Saul Bellow
Isaac Bashevis Singer’s “Gimple the Fool.”
For much of his career, Isaac Bashevis Singer carefully supervised the translation of his works from Yiddish to English, handpicking the translators and sometimes making significant changes in acknowledgment of his two very different audiences. But Singer first came to be known to the English-speaking public thanks to a 1953 translation over which he had no say whatsoever, done by Saul Bellow with the assistance of the Yiddish poet Eliezer Greenberg, of his short story “Gimple the Fool.” Julian Levinson reviews a new, stand-alone edition of the story, with an old-new translation:
July 11, 2023
Why Laws Protecting Israel from Boycotts Don’t Run Afoul of the First Amendment
They rest on the same foundation as all anti-discrimination law.
The IDF Operation in Jenin Is a Model of Ethical Warfare
The absence of civilian casualties is unparalleled in modern urban combat.
A New Translation of a Classic Yiddish Story Attempts to One-Up Saul Bellow
Isaac Bashevis Singer’s “Gimple the Fool.”
Uncovering the Treasures of a Four-Century-Old Jewish Library
Founded by ex-conversos, it holds the world’s oldest manuscript of Maimonides’ code.