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Proxy War
Thursday, March 15, 2012 by Jonathan Schanzer | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Although Israelis have come to expect rocket attacks from Gaza, this time the perpetrators are not Hamas agents but Iranian proxies. And however the conflict develops, Tehran will come out on top.
Syrian Dreams
Thursday, March 15, 2012 by Avigdor Lieberman | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Although many expect Syria to degenerate into radicalization if Assad falls, Israel's minister of foreign affairs refuses to give up hope that Syria's middle class could build a liberal democracy.
Ghost Train
Thursday, March 15, 2012 by Benjamin Ivry | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Over seventy years after the fact, and in spite of pressure from American legislators, the French national rail company still refuses to admit its role in transporting Jews to concentration camps.
Ron Silver’s Risk Ron Silver’s Risk
Thursday, March 15, 2012 by Adam J. Sacks | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features

Three years ago today, Ron Silver—actor, director, producer, radio host, and political activist—died of esophageal cancer at the age of 62. Today he is sorely misremembered; but his legacy is worth fighting for.
Under African Skies
Thursday, March 15, 2012 by Bernard Starr | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

When a teenage member of a Pentecostal church in Cameroon decided to convert to Judaism, he was at a loss as to how to proceed, having never met a single Jew or heard of any in the country.
Nesting Dolls
Thursday, March 15, 2012 by Alina Dain Sharon | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Twenty years after their Russian exodus, the lives of Jews who emigrated to the U.S., Israel, and Germany differ markedly from those who stayed in Russia.
Meet the “Octet”
Wednesday, March 14, 2012 by Eli Lake | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

To order an attack on Iran, Benjamin Netanyahu would need to persuade an informal eight-man "security cabinet" that represents the leaders of his political coalition.
The Freud Wars
Wednesday, March 14, 2012 by John Gray | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Could Freud's lucidity and directness help explain why his writings continue to be so troubling, and why his detractors cannot let him go?
AIPAC Appeal
Wednesday, March 14, 2012 by Gilbert N. Kahn | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

While AIPAC's strength may be good for Israel in the short-term, the long-term trend of political organizations growing at the expense of synagogues is bad for American Jewish communal life.
History by the Ounce
Wednesday, March 14, 2012 by Bruce Cole | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

For the better part of three decades, Barbara Tuchman reigned as a master of historical storytelling, combining conscientious research, sage judgment, and literary flair.
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