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Arnold Schoenberg, Zionist

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.Royal Flush

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.Who Was Yehiel Krize?

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.The “Times” Aggresses Again

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.Dear Judaism

A plea for reducing the financial costs of Jewish life not just for the deeply committed but for all, including the intermarried, who want to raise Jewish children. Non-Starter

As a prerequisite for resuming peace talks, the Palestinians are insisting that Israel abide not only by existing agreements but by past negotiations that went nowhere.Jews and Baseball

A documentary featured at this year's Jerusalem film festival looks at the U.S. Jewish experience through the lens of America's favorite pastime.Identity Formation

In the course of the 18th century, modernizing Jews broke with tradition to join the ranks of European rationalists, deists—and hedonists.Where Jewish Art Began?

Preceding other examples of Jewish narrative art by centuries are the synagogue frescoes from the frontier Roman town of Dura Europos in today's Syria. (Part II of a three-part series; part I is here.)