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Lasting PainWednesday, March 3, 2010 by Larry Rohter | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
A new documentary focuses on the director of the notorious Nazi propaganda film Jew Süss and, among others, his Jewish descendants.Bubbe Meises
Wednesday, March 3, 2010 by Steve Jones | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
"Who is a Jew," as seen from the lab of a geneticist.Hamas U.
Tuesday, March 2, 2010 by Thanassis Cambanis | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Gaza's top university has a goal even more radical than that of Hamas: to Islamize society at every level, everywhere.Looking for Home
Tuesday, March 2, 2010 by Sue Fishkoff | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Young Russian Jews who grew up in U.S. are seeking a connection to their Jewishness.Little Big Men
Tuesday, March 2, 2010 by Stanley Fish | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
"For me, comfort at the highest level [is] identifying with a short, tough guy who is also Jewish"—Edward G. Robinson, for instance.The Universal in the Particular
Tuesday, March 2, 2010 by David Aaronovitch | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
The all-new Jewish Museum of London shows every sign of becoming an important national institution.The Last Victims
Tuesday, March 2, 2010 by Arieh O'Sullivan | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Israel's Holocaust Memorial has embarked on what may be the final opportunity to record the names of the murdered.
On the Heritage TrailTuesday, March 2, 2010 | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
Unlike Ariel Sharon, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not have to take a stroll on the Temple Mount to provoke Palestinian Arab leaders into threatening mayhem. Instead, Netanyahu simply announced a comprehensive plan to strengthen Israel's national heritage by rehabilitating and preserving archaeological and historic sites, developing historic trails, and conserving photographs, films, books, and music of archival value. "A people," he declared, "must know its past in order to ensure its future." Unveiled on February 2, the plan was greeted with a yawn by the mainstream Israeli media, mixed with a few deprecating remarks about Jewish chauvinism, and was largely ignored by Palestinians....
Monday, March 1, 2010 by Allan Arkush | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
The ghost of Ahad Ha-Am continues to haunt public discourse in a country whose existence was made possible by his nemesis, Theodor Herzl.The High Cost of American Jewish Living
Monday, March 1, 2010 by Jack Wertheimer | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
The economic recession has exacerbated an ongoing and multifaceted crisis.
