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The Schindlers of the Philippines

The Frieder brothers, Cincinnati Jews, made cigars in Manila and played poker with Dwight D. Eisenhower—and that was how 1,200 Austrian Jews were rescued from Hitler’s Europe.Israel, the Wilsonian Democracy

When people ask whether Israel can be both Jewish and democratic, they usually imply that such a combination cannot exist.  Woodrow Wilson would have emphatically disagreed.A Contract Is a Contract

A Connecticut state court has ruled that it may enforce the support provisions of an Orthodox prenuptial agreement without intruding on First Amendment religious protections.Everything New Is Old Again

More than 30 years ago, Charles Bernstein and the Language poets tried to startle readers by freeing words from the illusion of meaning.  Today’s readers may be less surprised.Shalit’s Return: Summing Up

“The bottom line is that the soldier came home and started a new life, and Israeli society held firm to the solidarity for which is it famous.”The Storyteller’s Gift

Retrospective, the new novel by Israeli writer A.B. Yehoshua, “undertakes to conjure nothing less than the enigmatic, irresistible majesty of the past that governs human action.”Memorializing the Rav

On the occasion of Rabbi Joseph Soloveitchik's 20th yahrzeit, some thoughts on how his thought will be conveyed to a generation that did not know him.Mimouna: Gold and Leavened Bread

The traditional post-Pesach celebration by Moroccan Jews may commemorate Maimonides’ father—or the Egyptian gold that washed up on the shore of the Red Sea.Another Post-Pesach Celebration

Two craft brewers near Portland, Oregon, celebrate Passover’s end by making Matzobraü, with crushed-up leftover matzah added to the fermenting mash.  Only whole wheat matzah, of course.Israeli Natural Gas Field Comes on Line

Gas from the offshore Tamar reservoir began flowing this week, moving Israel toward energy independence.  Questions have been raised about why the journey had to start on Shabbat.