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A Star Reborn
Wednesday, July 14, 2010 by Marissa Brostoff | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Moishe Oysher, a mid-century celebrity cantor and Yiddish movie star, is enjoying an unexpected second act.
In an Ancient Hand
Tuesday, July 13, 2010 by Ben Hartman | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

A tiny clay fragment dating back to the 14th century B.C.E. is believed to be the oldest written document ever found in Jerusalem.
Torah Flora
Tuesday, July 13, 2010 by Aliza Donath | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

From sage to sea holly, an ethnobotanist gives a tour of plants and their Jewish connections.
The Rabbi and the Rabba
Tuesday, July 13, 2010 by Abigail Pogrebin | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Was the ordination of the first woman in American Orthodox Judaism a religious move, or a political one?   
Flight from Malmo
Tuesday, July 13, 2010 by Donald Snyder | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Faced with virulent Muslim anti-Semitism, many Swedish Jews have been forced to abandon their city.
Participatory Absolutism
Tuesday, July 13, 2010 by Ernest Sternberg | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

A new dogmatic ideology is on the rise; it has global scope, and it aims to purify the world by eliminating humanity's enemies--like, for instance, Zionism and the state of Israel. (PDF)
Arnold Schoenberg, Zionist
Monday, July 12, 2010 by Benjamin Ivry | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

A groundbreaking French-language study, "Schoenberg's Century," makes evident that the composer's artistic pride was matched by a passionate attachment to the Jewish people.
Who Was Yehiel Krize?
Monday, July 12, 2010 by Dalia Karpel | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

An exhibit at the Ein Harod museum showcases 150 works by a fruit packer and fiercely dedicated expressionist painter, mainly of Israeli landscapes, who died in 1968.
Royal Flush
Monday, July 12, 2010 by Barry Rubin | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

What explains the longevity of the Saudis and other Persian Gulf rulers? The right blend of repression, co-optation, and corruption, plus a talent for exporting their trouble-makers.
The “Times” Aggresses Again
Monday, July 12, 2010 by Caroline B. Glick | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

A 5,000-word "investigation" of U.S. charitable groups, aimed at undermining American policy in the Middle East, is wrong on the facts, wrong on the law, and wrong on the issues.