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“There Are Too Many Jews on This Train”
A rediscovered novel channels the anxiety and terror German Jews experienced at the onset of Kristallnacht.
By Diane Cole
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Israel contra mundum.

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The decline of marriage has created a social divide within the nations of the West, the likes of which have not been seen in over a century.

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How did a small Transylvanian movement become the most powerful player in worldwide ultra-Orthodoxy?

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Looking back from the 21st century on an etymological decision from the 19th century, let us utter an “alas.”
The calculable costs.
Thoughts on the tenth anniversary of the Bataclan massacre.
A frightening precedent.
Remnants of occupation?
And his warning about the dangers of liberation.

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Jews vs. Rome bridges the great historiographic divide.

September 17, 2025
Philologos says farewell.

September 14, 2025
Leading thinkers confront the crisis of anti-Semitism and anti-Western ideology on campus—and explore how America’s universities might yet be renewed.

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