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The Business of Ethics

A Hartman Institute symposium on the responsibilities of the Jewish community toward the needy; also briefly summarized here.Remembering San Remo

At an international conference 90 years ago, the geographical region known as Palestine acquired legal identity, and title to it was formally transferred to the Jewish people.Flunking the Liberty Test

In removing a parody of Muhammad from its website, the comedy show South Park lost its credibility as the slayer of all sacred cows, and the liberal idea buckled.Bitten by the Zionist Bug

Recovered: an American Jewish philanthropist's reels of exceedingly rare color film of Israel's early days; a television report with subtitles and original footage.How I Learned Talmud

At ninety-four, Herman Wouk recalls his scholarly grandfather's novel method of instructing him in the logical patterns of talmudic discourse.The Peace Distraction

It's easy but dangerous to exaggerate the centrality of the Israel-Palestinian issue either to the politics of the Middle East or to the national-security interests of the United States. Poland, Russia, and Their Jews

Antony Polonsky's sweeping new history of East European Jewry is a triumph of erudition, clarity, and balance—and an eloquent rebuke to academic obscurantism.What Does Israel’s Censor Censor?

An interview with the state's guardian of publishable intelligence: "Only up to one percent of all items submitted . . . are totally disqualified."Verdi at Theresienstadt

In Vermont, a performance of Verdi's Requiem will commemorate the imprisoned Jews whose singing defied their Nazi persecutors.