The Current Negotiations Won’t Stop Iran from Getting Nuclear Weapons
European intelligence agencies have found evidence of an ongoing quest for the bomb.
May 6, 2021
The Jewish Role in Medieval Commerce and Finance
The truth about an economic niche.
In talmudic times, the Jews of Babylonia and the Land of Israel were engaged in farming, crafts, trade, and other pursuits alike. But by the Middle Ages European Jewry had come to occupy specific niches within the economic systems of the lands where they lived. Most famously, they became involved in moneylending, but also in commerce and finance more broadly. Henry Abramson, in a series of three lectures, explains how this came to be—while debunking some common misconceptions—and how Jewish economic specialization affected perceptions of Jews as well as Jews’ perceptions of themselves. The first lecture can be viewed here, and the others at the link below:
May 6, 2021
Benjamin Netanyahu Lost His Chance to Form a Government Because His Voters Are Losing Faith in Him
Policy successes and declining turnout.
Fashionable Left-Wing Policies Are Endangering Jews
New York City’s bail reform lets violent anti-Semites go free.
Beneath Edward Said’s Confused Condemnations of Western Scholarship Lay His Own Insecurities
Disoriented.
The Jewish Role in Medieval Commerce and Finance
The truth about an economic niche.