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Gertrude Stein, Fascist?
Does it say something that the most indelible portraits of Gertrude Stein come from the outside? Or, to frame the question a different way: what does it say when our most lasting impressions of a writer are based not on her words, but on the visions and appropriations of others?
Totem and TabooWednesday, February 29, 2012 by Eitan Kensky | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
Does it say something that the most indelible portraits of Gertrude Stein come from the outside? Or, to frame the question a different way: what does it say when our most lasting impressions of a writer are based not on her words, but on the visions and appropriations of others?
Wednesday, February 29, 2012 by Ron Naiweld | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
How did the prohibition on consuming blood, emphasized repeatedly in the Torah and law codes, become almost marginal in the collective Jewish consciousness?Modern Loathing
Wednesday, February 29, 2012 by Robert Wistrich | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
The persistence of anti-Semitism is not as juicy a story as the Arab Spring or the nuclearization of Iran. But it is also not covered for fear that the truth about Islamism will prevent peace. (Interview by Benjamin Weinthal)Orange Dreams
Wednesday, February 29, 2012 by Orat | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
How, amid tragedy, one enterprising family helped launch Israel's renowned citrus industry.Tiptoeing Around the Tal Law
Tuesday, February 28, 2012 | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
In responding to the ruling that the law which exempted Haredim from military service is unconstitutional, Netanyahu must resist the political temptation to force Haredim to serve.Russia’s Jewish Composers
Tuesday, February 28, 2012 by Matt Kelly | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
For a brief period prior to the Revolution, Jews were among the rising stars of Russian classical music. But they soon discovered that while Russian culture liked Jewish music, it didn't like Jews.The Frank Truth about the Mormons
Tuesday, February 28, 2012 by Rafael Medoff | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Jews offended by the news that Mormons have posthumously baptized Anne Frank would do well to remember how many Jewish lives the Mormons saved during the War.The Lost Left
Tuesday, February 28, 2012 by Michael C. Kotzin | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
The eyewitness accounts of late Mandate Palestine by the journalist I. F. Stone recall a time when the Left was capable of sympathizing with Palestinians without attempting to delegitimize Israel.Losing the Temple Mount
Tuesday, February 28, 2012 by Amir Shoan | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
The Muslim waqf which oversees the Temple Mount is allowing archeological sites to be bulldozed, in contravention of the law. But instead of intervening, the Israeli government is covering it up.
Jazz, Piyyut, and Jewish Identity
The Israeli-born, New York-based Omer Avital is both a world-class jazz musician and a master of classical Arabic music. He recently visited the Tikvah Fund, oud in hand, for an evening of music and free-flowing discussion about jazz, piyyut [liturgical verse], and Jewish identity.
Tuesday, February 28, 2012 by Omer Avital and Aryeh Tepper | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
The Israeli-born, New York-based Omer Avital is both a world-class jazz musician and a master of classical Arabic music. He recently visited the Tikvah Fund, oud in hand, for an evening of music and free-flowing discussion about jazz, piyyut [liturgical verse], and Jewish identity.