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The View from the Hudson

Cartoonist Saul Steinberg was a Romanian Jew, an escapee from Fascist Italy, and a man whose wry art helped define modern America.Amaziah’s Revenge

In the Book of Chronicles, 10,000 Edomite captives were “dashed to pieces” when King Amaziah threw them from a mountaintop.  Is es-Sela in Jordan the site of the slaughter?After Abbas

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is a 77-year-old smoker with no official successor.  If he goes, the PA presidency passes to Aziz Dweik—and Hamas.Out of the Closet

“Some Jews are beginning to grasp a fact that Britain's Asian and black communities have known for years: we're a minority, maybe that can actually be quite cool.”The Soloveitchiks and Jesus

Yale’s new president descends from Rabbi Elijah Zvi Soloveitchik—who, unlike his cousin, Rabbi Joseph Soloveitchik, found much common ground between Judaism and Christianity.A Star Sets in the East

Since Bethlehem came under Palestinian control, Christians have been leaving.   The Archbishop of Canterbury blames anti-Christian feeling among Muslims—and Israel’s security fence.Cue the Organ

Once, churches forbade organs because they recalled Jewish Temple music in Jerusalem.  Later, the Haskalah re-introduced the organ to synagogues—partly to drown out the cantor.The Forgotten Refugees

Forty years ago, the United Nations admitted that Jews who fled from Arab countries are refugees. Since then, UN refugee agencies have done nothing for them.Is the “Ugly Germany” Back?

Issues involving Nazism have dominated German politics this year.  “Why all this constant rehashing of Hitler, some ask?  But Hitler isn't the problem.  The problem is our society.”Swords Into Plowshares

The owner of a Judaica auction house presents striking hanukkiot from Europe and India.  There is also one from Israel, made from a rifle stock and dedicated by Yitzhak Rabin.