Where Israel and the Diaspora Divide
You say "Iran," I say "lack of a peace deal."
May 29, 2015
The History, Culture, and Language of the Jews of Bulgaria
And the current state of Jewish life there.
Bulgaria, which has been home to Jewish communities since at least the 3rd century CE, gained a large Jewish population only when, after 1492, Jews expelled from Spain settled there, bringing their language and customs with them. During World War II, despite the fact that Bulgaria allied itself with Germany, the overwhelming majority of Bulgarian Jews survived, migrating to Israel en masse after 1948. Marcel Israel discusses both the history of Bulgaria’s Jews and the current state of Jewish life there. (Interview by Linda Jiménez; audio, 18 minutes).
May 29, 2015
Arthur Miller’s Forgotten Play about the Holocaust
Incident at Vichy was first staged in 1965.
Can Israel’s Electoral System Be Reformed?
A modest change might do much good.
The History, Culture, and Language of the Jews of Bulgaria
And the current state of Jewish life there.
Is There Anything Special About Religion?
Contemporary debates forget that it serves a distinct social and moral purpose.