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A Star RebornWednesday, 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.

