What President Trump Can Accomplish on His Trip to the Middle East
Strengthened alliances and a reform program for the Palestinian Authority.
May 18, 2017
The Poem That Ended Norway’s Ban on Jews
“Christmas Eve.”
Transferred from Denmark to Sweden in 1814, Norway was granted de-facto autonomy and allowed its own constitution. The authors of this document were influenced by the Enlightenment and the animating ideals of the French Revolution and the American founding. Yet they wrote into their constitution a blanket prohibition on the immigration of Jews. A poet and political radical named Henrik Wergeland would change that. Kenneth Stevens writes:
May 18, 2017
A Loss for the “Moderates” in the Iranian Election Is Good for Both Iran and the U.S.
Meet Ibrahim Raisi.
Turkey’s Anti-Semitic, Anti-Democratic, Pro-Erdogan Hit Television Drama
Catholics and Freemasons join Jews as the villains.
A Ḥasidic Leader’s Tale of Holocaust Survival
Rebbe on the run.
The Poem That Ended Norway’s Ban on Jews
“Christmas Eve.”