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Leaving Den BoschThursday, October 7, 2010 by Leon de Winter | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
The Dutch novelist, director, and columnist recalls his Jewish upbringing in post-World War II Holland.Pagan Images
Thursday, October 7, 2010 by Menachem Wecker | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
An ancient Roman mosaic discovered in Lod contains animal symbols that could be of pagan, Jewish, or Christian origin.Buyer’s Remorse?
Wednesday, October 6, 2010 by Edward Klein and Richard Z. Chesnoff | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Disenchanted with President Obama, substantial numbers of Jewish voters have closed their wallets and say they will also sit out the November election. (Part one of a five-part series.)Press Under Pressure
Wednesday, October 6, 2010 by James M. O’Neil | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
A New Jersey Jewish newspaper ran into fierce criticism when it decided to publish same-sex marriage announcements, and fiercer criticism when it decided to stop.Trial Run
Wednesday, October 6, 2010 by Nathan Burstein | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
More than six decades after its intended release, a film documenting the 10-month trial at Nuremberg of many of the Nazi regime's most notorious criminals is now appearing in American theaters.Self-Made Men
Wednesday, October 6, 2010 by Dara Horn | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
The names of many Jewish immigrants were changed upon coming to America; contrary to legend, however, they were changed by the immigrants themselves. Nor is this the only legend of its kind in Jewish history.Western Wall Revised
Wednesday, October 6, 2010 by Nir Hasson | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
A plan to improve the layout of the Western Wall plaza by adding an access tunnel, a visitors' center, and a movable divider between the men's and women's sections has already provoked an outcry.Forbidden Fruit
Tuesday, October 5, 2010 by Morris M. Faierstein | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Apple, etrog, fig, grape? A Yiddish biblical commentary asks which fruit Eve really ate. (From the forthcoming Fall issue.)Jews on Deck
Tuesday, October 5, 2010 by Barry Hertz | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
A new baseball documentary reminds us that before the era when public schools would shut down for Yom Kippur, there were Hank Greenberg and Sandy Koufax.Mad for the Messiah
Tuesday, October 5, 2010 by Alison Leigh Cowan | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Al Jaffee, a veteran cartoonist for Mad magazine, has put his talents to work on the adventures of the Shpy, hero of the family-friendly Moshiah Times.

