The Bastille-Day Attack and the Logic of Escalating Terrorism
A world numbed to mass murder.
July 19, 2016
Reviving Traditional Sephardi Music in Turkey
And the story of its repression.
Riding a wave of local interest in the music of Turkish minority groups, the Istanbul-based band Sefarad began performing updated versions of Ladino folk songs—some in the original language and some translated into Turkish—achieving no small degree of commercial success. But the moment did not last, and in 2007 Sefarad broke up, only four years after it released its first album. Ezgi Üstündağ provides some historical context:
July 19, 2016
The Legacy of 1967 and the U.S.-Israel Relationship
And the moral vanity of Israel’s Jewish critics.
Islamic State and al-Qaeda Lurk on Israel’s Border
Enemies at the gates.
Reviving Traditional Sephardi Music in Turkey
And the story of its repression.
Unearthing the Vilna Gaon’s Synagogue
A buried courtyard.