Gaza’s Quiet Dissenters
“If you say, ‘I don’t want war,’ you’re branded a traitor.”
February 3, 2023
The Jewish Football Coach Who Shook Up Athletics, and Protestant Dominance, at Harvard
Arnold Horween, Jewish sports hero.
In his forthcoming book Dyed in Crimson: Football, Faith, and Remaking Harvard’s America, Zev Eleff examines the decision in 1926 by Bill Bingham, then the Harvard University athletic director, to hire a Jew named Arnold Horween to coach the football team—and its consequences. Bingham hoped Horween could help revitalize the sport and make it more enjoyable for players and for other students; Eleff argues that, in a time of growing anti-Semitism at elite colleges, the decision opened doors for Jews in the Ivy League. Menachem Wecker writes:
February 3, 2023
Taking a Page from the KGB Playbook, Russia Supports Neo-Nazis across the Globe
The Iran of white supremacism.
Israel Risks Learning All the Wrong Lessons from American Politics, and None of the Right Ones
Democracy is doing just fine in the Jewish state.
The Jewish Football Coach Who Shook Up Athletics, and Protestant Dominance, at Harvard
Arnold Horween, Jewish sports hero.
Jerusalem’s Millennium-Old Moat
Meant to keep Crusaders out.