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The Good Göring

Albert Göring has remained essentially unknown—perhaps because it's hard to believe that the brother of Hitler's deputy was a member of the resistance.When Stalinism Was in Vogue

Playwright Lillian Hellman disdained a system that made her fabulously rich while romanticizing one that made its citizens spectacularly poor.Sorrow in the Talmud

Counterintuitively, traditional Jewish teaching inculcated right behavior by relating how even the greatest leaders sometimes failed to behave according to their own principles.Paranoid or Realist?

Benzion Netanyahu gave his son, Israel's prime minister, a dark view of the Middle East—and, therefore, the ability to negotiate a realistic peace.Budding in Budapest

Much of Hungary's Jewish establishment is government-funded and ossified. But in its shadow, in Budapest's old Jewish quarter, a kind of revival is going on.The Afghani Genizah

We are starting to hear about the Jewish manuscripts recently discovered in an Afghani cave. But before we learn more, someone has to buy them.Abbas’s Police State

The Palestinian Authority moves to block websites critical of Abbas. The White House has sanctioned such behavior by Iran and Syria—but not the PA.Quebec’s Kosher Bootleggers

Montreal Hasidim are selling kosher wine without a permit. Are the Hasidim acting criminally? Are the permitting laws effectively anti-Semitic? The answers are surprisingly unclear.What About Gantz?

In assessing the Iranian nuclear threat, we should listen to the current head of Israel's military rather than out-of-the-loop retired generals.When a Cantor Can’t

What's the difference between an "ordained" and an "invested" cantor? Plenty, say Reform officials.