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The Old, the New, the New New
Wednesday, August 25, 2010 by Amnon Rubinstein | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

A prominent Israeli scholar, columnist, and politician talks about five books on his country, from politics and peoplehood to land and society.
Class Menagerie
Wednesday, August 25, 2010 by Adam Kirsch | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

A collection of Japanese figurines illuminates the history of the European Jewish dynasty who owned it.
Back to Day School
Wednesday, August 25, 2010 by Debra Nussbaum Cohen | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Why Jewish schools are an increasingly comfortable choice for bicultural, biracial, and interfaith families.
Notes on Encampment
Tuesday, August 24, 2010 by Christopher Hawthorne | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

"Sukkah City," an architectural competition to re-imagine the traditional tabernacle, has announced its twelve finalists.
Fighting Irish
Tuesday, August 24, 2010 by Ben S. Cohen | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

A precocious Cork student was the pride of Ireland—until she volunteered for the IDF.
To Die Young, Gifted, and Black
Tuesday, August 24, 2010 by Henrick Karoliszyn, Matthew Lysiak, and Corky Siemaszko | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

The surprising life and tragic death of Yoseph Robinson, Jamaican hip-hop mogul turned Orthodox Jew.
An Iranian Toqueville
Tuesday, August 24, 2010 by Samuel Thrope | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

A 1964 essay by Jamal Al-e Ahmad, Velayat-e Esrael, idealized the state of Israel as an alternative society.
A Less than Model Minority?
Tuesday, August 24, 2010 by John McManus | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Poor but philoprogenitive, Britain's ultra-Orthodox face major challenges.
Party Line
Monday, August 23, 2010 by Robert Wistrich | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Leon Trotsky spent most of his life trying to escape from his Jewish background; today, his Jewish heirs are militantly active in vilifying Zionism.
Puttin’ on the Ritz
Monday, August 23, 2010 by Khaled Abu Toameh | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Five-star hotels, nightclubs, gourmet restaurants, and booming construction: a de-facto capital city in the making?