Neither Washington nor Tehran Want Escalation—Yet
America is trying to stop Iran from regaining the upper hand.
November 4, 2026
The Classic Study of Jewish Immigrants in New York City Turns 50
The world of Irving Howe’s fathers.
It is now half a century since The World of Our Fathers, Irving Howe’s rich, detailed, and evocative portrait of Jewish life on Manhattan’s Lower East Side, was first published. Elliot Jager recalls that when he first learned of the book, he expected it to be “a nostalgic, syrupy chronicle of the triumphant American Jewish immigration experience,” that did not reflect his own:
November 4, 2026
The Rise of the Anti-Israel PACs
Reports show a network of donors that has spent millions on anti-Israel candidates.
How Donald Trump Might Play Kingmaker in Jerusalem
Could the U.S. cut the Gordian knot of Israeli coalition negotiations?
The Remnants of Ancient Rome through Jewish Eyes
The Arch of Titus, the Colosseum, and Jewish history.
The Classic Study of Jewish Immigrants in New York City Turns 50
The world of Irving Howe’s fathers.