The U.S. Is Funding Slaughter in Syria and Chaos in Iraq
Cash for criminals.
October 5, 2016
Rembrandt, J.R.R. Tolkien, and the Jews
Gentile artists who portrayed different aspects of the Jewish people.
While the 17th-century Dutch painter’s portrayals of Jews—both contemporary and biblical—are well known, J.R.R. Tolkien never made explicit the Jewish presence in his fiction. Once, however, he did comment that the dwarves of his novels were modeled after the Jews. Meir Soloveichik, discussing the two artists, argues that Rembrandt attempted to “depict the humanity of Jews and the Jewishness of biblical scenes,” while Tolkien was interested in the “miraculous nature of the Jewish people”—and that Jews can learn from both. (Interview by Eric Cohen. Audio, 52 minutes.)
October 5, 2016
In What Country Is Shimon Peres Buried?
Not Israel, according to the White House.
What Jordan’s Elections Mean for the Muslim Brotherhood, and For Israel
Stability, and perhaps more democracy.
Rembrandt, J.R.R. Tolkien, and the Jews
Gentile artists who portrayed different aspects of the Jewish people.
When Boxing Was a Jewish Sport
No one exults like American Jews in the athletic prowess of their co-religionists.