Israel’s New Government Is Neither a Win Nor a Loss for Either of the Major Parties
Both Benny Gantz and Benjamin Netanyahu gave up things they wanted in return for things they needed.
March 31, 2020
Why Canada’s Greatest Jewish Poet Lost His Muse
The silence of A.M. Klein.
Born in a Ukrainian shtetl in 1909, A.M. Klein came to Montreal with his family the next year and went on to become Canada’s most important poet. He was also a prolific author who, in Carmine Starnino’s words, “reeled off plays, lectures, speeches, editorials, book reviews, short stories, and novellas” and “even took a stab at a spy thriller.” Yet during the 1950s, Klein—who had once commented that he was living proof “of the error of the idea that to be a poet you must be somewhat cracked”—began to sink into a rapid mental and emotional decline. He stopped producing and barely spoke to friends and colleagues. Clues in Klein’s work suggest that he had lost faith in the role of the poet in the modern West. Starnino explains:
March 31, 2020
The Extremism of Arab Political Parties Suggests That Many of Their Constituents Are Pulling Away from Israel
Emphasizing Palestinian rather than Israeli identity.
Iran, Aided by China, Expands Its Influence into Central Asia
Bringing Tajikistan and Uzbekistan out of the Saudi orbit.
Why Canada’s Greatest Jewish Poet Lost His Muse
The silence of A.M. Klein.
In a Debut Album, a Rising Star of Hip-Hop Puts His Anti-Semitism on Display
And critics will ignore or excuse it.