The Turkish-Russian Ceasefire in Syria, and Its Implications for Israel
Russia has greater clout, and will tolerate attacks on its allies.
March 19, 2020
When a German-Jewish Artist and Zionist Activist Met the Jews of Eastern Europe
Hermann Struck’s World War I.
Born in Berlin in 1876 to an Orthodox Jewish family, Hermann Struck was an enthusiastic and prominent Zionist who by 1910 had established himself as a leading figure on the German art scene. He was commissioned to create lithograph portraits of such prominent persons as Henryk Ibsen, Oscar Wilde, and Friedrich Nietzsche, and his art was displayed at the Fifth Zionist Congress in 1901. When World War I began, Struck encountered new artistic opportunities, as Amit Naor writes:
March 19, 2020
The French Government’s Contradictory Attitude toward Anti-Semitism Undermines Attempts to Fight It
If France can’t condemn Hamas abroad, how can it condemn anti-Semites at home?
Philip Roth’s Self-Indulgent Paranoia Comes to the Small Screen
An inadvertent warning about the dangers of political infantilization.
Students for Justice in Palestine Doesn’t Care About Justice—or Even Health—for Palestinians
An honest question from a curious student brings to light Israel-Palestinian cooperation.
When a German-Jewish Artist and Zionist Activist Met the Jews of Eastern Europe
Hermann Struck’s World War I.