Learning the Right Lessons from the Yom Kippur War
The IDF should have been prepared for an attack. It wasn’t.
January 3, 2023
Ukraine’s Jewish History, Its Present Crisis, and Where Israel Fits In
And why Volodymyr Zelensky should be considered a Jewish hero.
In conversation with Eli Lake, Ruth R. Wisse considers the long history of Ukrainian Jewry—including the many episodes of violent persecution Jews suffered at Ukrainian hands from the 17th century until the 20th—and the way this history is portrayed in such great works of Yiddish literature as Sholem Aleichem’s Tevye the Dairyman. The two then go on to explore the moral significance of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, what it means for the Jews, the significance of the fact that this country is now being led in a fight for its freedom by a Jewish former comedian, and, finally, what risks Israel should and should not take to aid it in this fight. (Audio, 68 minutes.)
January 3, 2023
No, Israel’s New Government Won’t Bring about a Rift with Washington
The U.S. needs Israel, and the White House knows it.
Ukraine’s Jewish History, Its Present Crisis, and Where Israel Fits In
And why Volodymyr Zelensky should be considered a Jewish hero.
Understanding the American Demographic Crisis, and What to Do about It
The problem is that too many people who want marriage and children don’t have them.
A New Television Series about Jews Falls Back on Tired Stereotypes
The trouble with Fleishman.