Observation ·
Yuri Slezkine’s Undiscriminating Eye
By Andrew KossHow a much-lauded historian with a genius for identifying similarities—but no eye for differences—misreads Jewish history.
Eastern Europe
Latest Mosaic Content for Eastern Europe
Observation ·
The (Shockingly Low) Literacy Rate of Jews in Eastern Europe
By PhilologosThere were many more illiterate Jews in the Tsarist empire than we tend to think there were.
Observation ·
Timothy Snyder: The Newton of the Holocaust?
By Walter LaqueurThe Yale historian's much-lauded new book promises a revolutionary view of the Holocaust. But it misleads more than it enlightens.
Observation ·
What Does the Future Hold for Ukraine’s Jews?
By Dovid MargolinA first-hand report on the refugees from the war-torn towns of eastern Ukraine.
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A Tree Grows in Lublin
By Joshua MuravchikRemembering Jan Karski, the Pole who told FDR to his face about the Holocaust, and still wondered if he'd done enough.
Observation ·
Busting the Shtetl Myth
By Andrew KossWhat you think you know about Jewish life in Eastern Europe is wrong, argues a fascinating (but problematic) new book.
