Ukraine, Israel, and the Russia-Iran Axis
Authoritarian, revanchist powers with shared interests.
February 22, 2023
Reflections of a Russian-Jewish-American Writer
Working in three cultures.
As a young man, Maxim Shrayer left the Soviet Union with his parents after what he describes as “eight-and-a-half years of a refusenik limbo,” and realized that he might have to give up his aspirations of becoming a Russian-language writer and try his hand at writing in English. Thirty-five years later, having lived in Boston longer than he ever lived in his native Moscow, Shrayer reflects on what it means to be a writer who belongs to three cultures: Russian, American, and Jewish:
February 22, 2023
The Arab Revolt against the British That Created the Israel-Palestinian Conflict
The attempt to end Zionism instead crushed the Arabs themselves.
India’s Growing Presence in the Middle East
With Washington in retreat, New Delhi sees a need to step in.
Reflections of a Russian-Jewish-American Writer
Working in three cultures.
The Multicultural Roots of “God-Willing”
Im yirtseh Hashem, inshallah, and a 17th-century bishop.