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How Bulgaria Saved Its Jews
Wednesday, October 3, 2012 by John O’Rourke | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

A new exhibition at Boston University testifies to the courage of the people of wartime Bulgaria, who defied their government’s attempt to deport Jews to the camps.
Jordan in Jeopardy
Wednesday, October 3, 2012 by Oded Eran | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

The outcome of a dispute over parliamentary reform between the monarchy and the opposition may determine who runs Jordan: King Abdullah II or the Muslim Brotherhood. (PDF)
Wartime Train
Wednesday, October 3, 2012 by Christian Wiman | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

"This cry I am inside/ is not mine." (Poem)
Among the Saints
Friday, September 28, 2012 by Geza Vermes | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

“For many years I was aware of having been in close contact in my youth with a priest, later bishop, who was beatified in the Roman Catholic Church.”
Reinventing the Sukkah
Friday, September 28, 2012 by John Bentley Mays | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Aiming to raise awareness about affordable housing, a Canadian housing agency is preparing to reveal the winners of its international—and multi-faith—sukkah design contest.
Prehistoric Palestine
Friday, September 28, 2012 by | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

An archeological excavation at Ein Zippori in northern Israel has uncovered ornate luxury bowls from the Stone Age—testifying not only to settlement but also to trade.
The Haredi Conundrum
Friday, September 28, 2012 by Gershom Gorenberg | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

While Haredi men in Israel are beginning to realize that the status quo cannot last much longer, they lack the basic education necessary to enter the workforce.
Uniting Past and Future
Friday, September 28, 2012 by Raymond Apple | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Sukkot doesn’t just remind us of the huts that our ancestors built in the wilderness, but it also presages the future, “when all mankind will sit in unity in God’s universal sukkah.”
Time Bomb
Friday, September 28, 2012 by Yaron Friedman | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

As the deepening economic crisis fuels riots against Mahmoud Abbas and Salam Fayyad, the West Bank is teetering on the brink of revolution. 
An Audience with Ahmadinejad
Thursday, September 27, 2012 by David Remnick | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

“Fundamentally, we do not take seriously the threats of the Zionists.”