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Evil and Id
In Freud's Last Session, Mark St. Germain's superlative play about a hypothetical encounter between Sigmund Freud and C.S. Lewis, there is a telling moment when the founder of psychoanalysis admits that he was slow to grasp the boundless evil of Nazism: "It took near tragedy for me to see Hitler for the monster he is."
Pinhas: Pact, Plot, PassionWednesday, July 11, 2012 by Ben Cohen | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
In Freud's Last Session, Mark St. Germain's superlative play about a hypothetical encounter between Sigmund Freud and C.S. Lewis, there is a telling moment when the founder of psychoanalysis admits that he was slow to grasp the boundless evil of Nazism: "It took near tragedy for me to see Hitler for the monster he is."
Wednesday, July 11, 2012 by Torah Talk with Michael Carasik | Jewish Ideas Daily » Weekly Portions
Two strange words are used this week to describe what the Midianites did to the Israelites. We'll talk about what they are and why they are here. (Click here for source sheet.) Download | Duration: 00:10:38Yes, There is No Occupation
Wednesday, July 11, 2012 by Gil Troy | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Edmond Levy’s report, if adopted by the Israeli government, will give Israelis a legal right to settle in the West Bank. But there is a difference between “can” and “should.”The Cyber Solution
Wednesday, July 11, 2012 by Thomas E. Levy | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Given the religious, political, and sentimental history of archeology in the Holy Land, digs are often deeply contentious affairs. Can modern technology bypass the conflict on the ground? (Video)Changing Course on Circumcision
As Israeli lawmakers line up to castigate Germany for the recent court ruling outlawing ritual circumcision, the German government is preparing to change the law.From Dogma to Dissent
Wednesday, July 11, 2012 by Benjamin Ivry | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Vasily Grossman is now lauded as a dissident writer who dared to speak out against the USSR and reveal Stalin’s oppression of Jews. But he started out as a willing Soviet apologist.The Story of Silwan
Wednesday, July 11, 2012 by Shaul Bartal | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
While Silwan is routinely presented as a Palestinian neighborhood being colonized by Israel, historically the village has had a strong Jewish presence—evacuated in response to Arab attacks in 1939.