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A New Approach to the Holocaust

Ideology, charisma, conformism, hatred, greed, war: not one but all were critical factors in the manifold evil of the Nazi genocide, set in motion by both policy and politics.Should Britain’s Chief Rabbi be Elected?

Some are calling for an American-style campaign for the position, and are even proposing the names of U.S. candidates.Blocking Palestinian Statehood

For the General Assembly to recognize Palestinian "statehood" does not automatically mean UN membership, but it would be damaging nonetheless. Here's how it can be prevented. The Roundup

A new film stirringly dramatizes the German campaign to destroy the Jews of wartime France. That was then; today, journalists and others speak matter-of-factly of the destruction of Israel.Darkness on the West Bank

A window onto the beleaguered and despised Jewish community of Hebron. (With photos)Durban III: No, But . . .?

Washington's decision to pull out of the UN's upcoming reprise of the anti-Israel Durban I and II is a welcome move; but the Durban illness runs deep, and now comes the hard part.Beyond Orthodox, Conservative, and Reform

Today's denominations look very different from yesterday's, but the synagogue remains the most significant institution in American Jewish lifeHow Do You Pronounce That?

Hebrew vowels sounded one way in Lithuania, another in Poland, a third in northern Germany, a fourth in France, England, and North America. Guess which one prevailed.Laid-Back Israel

A scientific study has concluded that a certain highly threatened society on the shores of the eastern Mediterranean comports itself, improbably enough, like a Mediterranean society.