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Architect of LiesWednesday, January 16, 2013 by Gilbert King | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Claiming to know nothing of Jewish slave labor in the factories he controlled, Albert Speer escaped Nuremberg with a 20-year jail sentence. But his papers show how well he deceived the court.The Fight for Azerbaijan
Wednesday, January 16, 2013 by Alex Vatanka | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Although Azerbaijan has deep historical connections with Iran, it shares Israel's desire to keep the Islamic Republic at bay. So, both Iran and Israel are working hard to win its heart.Germany’s True Colors
Wednesday, January 16, 2013 by Christiane Hoffmann and René Pfister | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Angela Merkel has maintained Germany's close relationship with Israel. But she no longer has the support of the German people for doing so.
If I Forget Thee?
As a recent seminar at New York's Mechon Hadar testified, throughout Jewish tradition, everyone—even the anti-Zionists—recognizes that the Land of Israel has more sanctity than any other place. But what follows from that?
Court JewsTuesday, January 15, 2013 by Allan Arkush | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
As a recent seminar at New York's Mechon Hadar testified, throughout Jewish tradition, everyone—even the anti-Zionists—recognizes that the Land of Israel has more sanctity than any other place. But what follows from that?
Tuesday, January 15, 2013 by Dov S. Zakheim | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
"To what extent does halakhah permit a Jewish official to sidestep normative rabbinic law and tradition?"The Price of Philanthropy
Tuesday, January 15, 2013 by Hagit Peleg-Rotem | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
By funding national institutions through philanthropic donations, Israel gains gleaming new facilities at no cost to the public purse—but at the expense of public control.Paradise Regained?
Tuesday, January 15, 2013 by D. G. Myers | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Francesca Segal's latest novel The Innocents, a reworking of Edith Wharton's The Age of Innocence for Jewish north-west London, substitutes tragedy for repentance and redemption.America’s Most Hated
Tuesday, January 15, 2013 by David J. Rusin | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Despite fears of a rise in Islamophobia, FBI records for the last decade show that fewer Muslims per capita have been the victims of hate crimes than homosexuals, African Americans, or Jews.Barak’s Last Battle
Tuesday, January 15, 2013 by Jonathan Tepperman | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
"Barak's basic approach to security, although he never articulated it as such, boils down to expecting the worst and acting accordingly. It's a logical position for a chastened former peacemaker."