Deradicalizing Gaza Could Be Harder Than Defeating Hamas
Lessons from Morocco, Saudi Arabia, and Jordan.
May 6, 2025
The Shopkeeper of East Broadway
Amid poverty and pre-Passover bustle, an outpouring of Zionist fervor.
One-hundred years ago today, a short-lived American Yiddish newspaper published a richly descriptive article, titled “The Shopkeeper on East Broadway,” about Jews on New York City’s Lower East Side celebrating the dedication of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. The author, Yenta Serdatsky (1877–1962), was a Russian-born writer of short stories and sketches (like this one) who began her career in Europe before coming to the U.S. in 1918. The events described took place during the first week of April 1925. Herewith, an excerpt from Dalia Wolfson’s translation:
May 6, 2025
Only Israel Can Defend Itself against the Houthis—and against Iran
A Zionist lesson that’s too easily forgotten.
A Bleak Outlook for Canadian Jewry
The new prime minister is likely to do even less to protect Jews than his predecessor.
The Shopkeeper of East Broadway
Amid poverty and pre-Passover bustle, an outpouring of Zionist fervor.
Is There Anything Jewish about Country Music?
Cowboys and Israelites.