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Crackdown

Newly discovered documents show that Marshal Pétain, head of France's Vichy regime, personally penciled harsher measures into Nazi Germany's anti-Semitic legislation.Atonement Now

On the anniversary of the October 1973 war, recently released official documents present a misleadingly partial picture of the behavior of General Moshe Dayan.Defacing the Score

A new book on Gustav Mahler portrays the composer as a historical prophet, which he was not, and as haunted by his conversion to Christianity, which he also was not.Leaving Den Bosch

The Dutch novelist, director, and columnist recalls his Jewish upbringing in post-World War II Holland.Pagan Images

An ancient Roman mosaic discovered in Lod contains animal symbols that could be of pagan, Jewish, or Christian origin.Buyer’s Remorse?

Disenchanted with President Obama, substantial numbers of Jewish voters have closed their wallets and say they will also sit out the November election. (Part one of a five-part series.) Press Under Pressure

A New Jersey Jewish newspaper ran into fierce criticism when it decided to publish same-sex marriage announcements, and fiercer criticism when it decided to stop.Trial Run

More than six decades after its intended release, a film documenting the 10-month trial at Nuremberg of many of the Nazi regime's most notorious criminals is now appearing in American theaters.Self-Made Men

The names of many Jewish immigrants were changed upon coming to America; contrary to legend, however, they were changed by the immigrants themselves. Nor is this the only legend of its kind in Jewish history.