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Marking the Day–But Which Day?Monday, April 8, 2013 by Michael Carasik | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
If it's the 27th of the month, it must be Holocaust Remembrance Day. But what are we remembering, and why? Differences in memorializing the Holocaust reflect fundamentally differing perspectives on Jewish history.
Monday, April 8, 2013 by Chaim Steinmetz | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
On Holocaust survivors at a Montreal memorial service: “Here they are, 68 years later, with their grandchildren. They have rebuilt their families and made profound contributions to our community.”The Schindlers of the Philippines
Monday, April 8, 2013 by Dan Pines | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
The Frieder brothers, Cincinnati Jews, made cigars in Manila and played poker with Dwight D. Eisenhower—and that was how 1,200 Austrian Jews were rescued from Hitler’s Europe.Israel, the Wilsonian Democracy
Monday, April 8, 2013 by Gil Troy | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
When people ask whether Israel can be both Jewish and democratic, they usually imply that such a combination cannot exist. Woodrow Wilson would have emphatically disagreed.A Contract Is a Contract
Monday, April 8, 2013 by Michael Helfand | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
A Connecticut state court has ruled that it may enforce the support provisions of an Orthodox prenuptial agreement without intruding on First Amendment religious protections.Everything New Is Old Again
Monday, April 8, 2013 by Jason Guriel | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
More than 30 years ago, Charles Bernstein and the Language poets tried to startle readers by freeing words from the illusion of meaning. Today’s readers may be less surprised.
The New Jewish LeadersFriday, April 5, 2013 by Hal M. Lewis | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
Distinguished scholars profile the new generation of American Jewish leaders, from the ages of 22 to 40, and ask how they differ from the leaders of the generation past. But who counts as a Jewish leader?