Syria Is Rebuilding Its Army. Israel Must Be Prepared
Its R&D branch “has made a quantum leap in its capabilities.”
September 7, 2023
American Jewry in the Gilded Age
An era of transformation.
Between 1877 and 1917—the period known to historians as the Gilded Age and the Progressive Era successively—the Jews of the United States underwent a profound transformation. At its beginning, there were no more than 250,000 Jews in the country, mostly of Sephardi or German origin and spread out in the South and Midwest as well as the Northeast; by its end, the population had grown more than tenfold, was concentrated in and around the major cities (New York especially), and was primarily East European in origin. Jonathan Sarna explains these changes and their effects in conversation with Avi Woolf, delving into the consequences of immigration for the old German-Jewish elite, the beginnings of the Jewish romance with the Democratic party, and much else. (Audio, 37 minutes.)
September 7, 2023
The Palestinian Authority, Three Decades after Oslo
Mahmoud Abbas bears “ultimate responsibility for its failure to realize a Palestinian state.”
New York City Renews Its Battle on Hasidic Education
A warning to other Americans with unfashionable values.
American Jewry in the Gilded Age
An era of transformation.
Archaeologists Discover Roman Swords Hidden by Jewish Rebels
“The likes of which have never been found in Israel.”