In Its Report on Anti-Semitism, the Labor Party Blames the Jews for Its Electoral Defeat
Stabbed in the back.
April 20, 2020
A Yiddish Novella about a Jewish Tough Who Feared No One
Moshkele the thief.
First published in serial form in 1903, the great Yiddish writer Sholem Aleichem’s novella Moshkele the Thief is the story of the eponymous village Jew—“a thief and the son of a thief”—who, as a child, freed himself both from his father’s discipline and from schooling when he “pulled an iron horseshoe from his pocket and snapped it in two, like one breaks a bagel.” Herewith, an excerpt from Curt Leviant’s new translation of the opening chapters:
April 20, 2020
Extending Israel’s Sovereignty to the Jordan Valley Won’t Destroy Good Relations with Amman
The Jordanian monarchy values its alliance with the Jewish state too much to burn any bridges.
Palestinian Leaders Rush to Accuse Israel of Exacerbating Their Coronavirus Woes
While refusing to divert funds from terrorism.
A Yiddish Novella about a Jewish Tough Who Feared No One
Moshkele the thief.
Are There Jewish Fingerprints in Karl Marx’s Thought?
The excuses offered to absolve Marx of his anti-Semitism don’t excuse much.