Elections Could Worsen, Rather Than Alleviate, the Palestinian Crisis of Political Legitimacy
The U.S. should instead focus on corruption, stability, and humanitarian concerns.
February 5, 2021
The Biblical Sonnets of a Forgotten Jewish Writer
Uriel Birnbaum.
Largely forgotten today, the Vienna-born Jewish poet and writer Uriel Birnbaum (1894-1956) was perhaps best appreciated by an Austrian Catholic aristocrat Count Arthur Polzer-Hoditz, who published a brief study on Birnbaum’s work in 1936. Uriel’s father Nathan was himself a fascinating figure: a close associate of Theodor Herzl and devotee of Zionism—a word Nathan likely coined—he eventually broke with the movement, became a Diaspora nationalist, and then, after a religious awakening, a ḥasidic anti-Zionist.
February 5, 2021
A Republican Party with Room for Marjorie Taylor Greene Has No Room for Jews
Just as Ilhan Omar has legitimized one form of anti-Semitic prejudice, Taylor Greene’s continued presence legitimizes another.
Hizballah Renews Its Cyberwarfare
Iran’s digital subcontractor is a growing threat.
The Biblical Sonnets of a Forgotten Jewish Writer
Uriel Birnbaum.
The 17th-Century German Former Minister Whose Illustrations Graced America’s Best-Known Haggadah
From an Amsterdam convert to Maxwell House.