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City of RefugeMonday, August 16, 2010 by Masada Siegel | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
A visit to the former Jewish areas of Shanghai, where thousands of refugees from Nazism found shelter.No Census Consensus
Monday, August 16, 2010 by Carl Bialik | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Census figures for American Muslims are inherently faulty; so, for different reasons, are the figures for American Jews.
Limited PartnershipMonday, August 16, 2010 by Elliot Jager | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
Celebrating its Independence Day on August 15, the nation of India marked 63 years since the end of British rule in the sub-continent. In light of the two countries' more or less contemporaneous struggle for self-determination in the immediate aftermath of World War II, one might have thought that India would establish close ties with the newly born state of Israel straightaway. It did not happen.
Monday, August 16, 2010 by Meyer Schapiro | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Where the artists borrowed from others, and where they were original and distinctive: a 1968 talk by a pre-eminent art historian. (PDF; Schapiro comments begin on page 6.)Making the Middle East Less Important
Monday, August 16, 2010 by Michael Mandelbaum | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
No available policy can make the region safe for the U.S. and the world; better to act so as to make the world safe from the region's pathologies.
The New Israel MuseumFriday, August 13, 2010 by Aryeh Tepper | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
An expanded and revamped Israel Museum re-opened to the public in late July after three years of renovations. While the modest architecture remains as it was, the modernist cubes rolling with the Jerusalem landscape, the jumble of buildings has been streamlined: 25,000 square feet of exhibition space have been added, but the number of items on display has been reduced by a third. Overall, the design is significantly more user-friendly, with a spacious new entrance hall leading to the museum's remarkable collections, including its three most significant wings: archeology, Jewish art and life, and fine art.
Friday, August 13, 2010 by George F. Will | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
If Barack Obama is a progressive post-nationalist, Benjamin Netanyahu is his antithesis.Where Christian Zionism Was Born
Friday, August 13, 2010 by Shalom Goldman | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Why did certain 19th-century British thinkers and statesmen identify with "God's chosen people" and advocate their restoration to their ancient land?Lost in Mistranslation
Friday, August 13, 2010 by Joel M. Hoffman | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
If you read the Bible only in English, you won't quite get the 23rd Psalm and you might misinterpret what you shouldn't do with your neighbor's wife.Daven Less, Learn More
Friday, August 13, 2010 by Dennis Prager | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Jewish prayer services are too long, fostering late arrivals, talking, and unfocused minds.