Paris, Cairo, and the French Peace Initiative
Explaining Israel’s muted reaction.
June 3, 2016
Stalin’s Last Days, and His Plans for Soviet Jews
Laying the groundwork for decades of Soviet anti-Semitism.
In The Last Days of Stalin, Joshua Rubenstein tells the story of the end of the Soviet dictator’s reign and his death in March 1953, a period marked by intensely anti-Semitic policies and actions. In his review, David Mikics recounts some of the grislier episodes, including the so-called Doctors Plot, while noting that Rubenstein casts doubt on one hypothesis about the anti-Semitic project:
June 3, 2016
A New Rift between Jordan and the Palestinians
King Abdullah denies Palestinian distinctiveness.
Defining the Modern Orthodox Approach to Interfaith Dialogue
Joseph Soloveitchik’s “Confrontation.”
Anti-Semitism Infects Bangladeshi Politics
Meeting an Israeli Druze gets a politician thrown in jail.
Stalin’s Last Days, and His Plans for Soviet Jews
Laying the groundwork for decades of Soviet anti-Semitism.