Turkish Reconciliation with Israel Could Happen, but It Won’t Come Easily
Much has changed in the past decade.
January 27, 2021
The New Secretary of State and the American Jewish Family Saga
Four generations of Blinkens.
Yesterday, Congress confirmed Antony Blinken to the position of secretary of state. Ruth R. Wisse recalls how, nearly 40 years ago, she became acquainted with his grandfather, M.H. Blinken, who had read an article Wisse had written that mentioned his father, Meir Blinken (or Blinkin), “a Yiddish writer of short fiction, quite well known in New York in the 1910s.” M.H. had attempted to convince Wisse to produce a translation of some of Meir’s work—something “he needed . . . for his sons and grandchildren who would otherwise never understand where they came from.” Reflecting on four generations of Blinkens, Wisse is brought to mind of the short story “Four Generations, Four Wills” by the great Yiddish author Y.L. Peretz:
January 27, 2021
The Palestinian Election Sham Returns
Mahmoud Abbas is unlikely to follow through on his promises.
The New Secretary of State and the American Jewish Family Saga
Four generations of Blinkens.
Contrary to Stereotype, Highly Religious American Women Pursue Both Career and Family with Zeal
Redefining feminism.
The War in Bosnia and the Making of Iran’s Friendship with al-Qaeda
How a shared commitment to terror overcame sectarian differences.