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Mao’s Jewish Lieutenant
Friday, January 18, 2013 by Jonathan Margolis | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Revered in China as a communist founder, Sidney Rittenberg rose to be a Red Guard leader in the Cultural Revolution, in which millions died.  Now he is a successful businessman in Arizona.
Seeking the Peace of Jerusalem—or a Piece of Jerusalem? Seeking the Peace of Jerusalem—or a Piece of Jerusalem?
Thursday, January 17, 2013 by Moshe Sokolow | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features

Archeology has become a full-fledged battlefield in the dispute over who has the superior claim to Jerusalem: Jews or Muslims.
The Leftist Alternative
Thursday, January 17, 2013 by Evelyn Gordon | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

While Netanyahu looks certain to lead Israel's next government, he favors a new coalition with the center-Left.  But that prospect may hinge on the electoral success of Am Shalem. 
The Wrong Sort of Austrian
Thursday, January 17, 2013 by Austin Petersen | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Ron Paul's accolytes idealize liberty, and treat Jewish economists, like Ludwig von Mises and Murray Rothbard, as figureheads.  So, what attracts neo-Nazis to his cause?
Losing Faith In America
Thursday, January 17, 2013 by Peter Schotten | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

"Religion, society’s bedrock, is slowly but surely being eroded by the popular culture the Founders hoped it would support."
Lions of Israel
Thursday, January 17, 2013 by | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

65 years ago this month, 35 Haganah soldiers died trying to bring supplies to kibbutzim in the besieged Etzion Bloc.  A new documentary tells their story from eyewitness accounts. (Video)
In Hemingway’s Shadow
Thursday, January 17, 2013 by Heather McRobie | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Although recently overshadowed by her husband, Ernest Hemingway, Martha Gellhorn was an esteemed writer in her own right—and an important Holocaust novelist.