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Back When the Jews Built Like JewsThursday, March 21, 2013 by Ben Greenfield | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
In December 1872, authorities in Florence halted elaborate plans for a grand synagogue and criticized the city's Jews—for not building more Jewishly.
Thursday, March 21, 2013 by Amotz Asa-El | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
American aid to Israel began when military spending accounted for half of Israel's budget. Now Israel can afford to give it up—and it would be diplomatically desirable to do so.Israel All at Sea
Thursday, March 21, 2013 by Ehud Eiran and Yuval Zur | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
"As a small country hemmed in by adversaries on all of its land borders, Israel should realize that its security and economic prosperity are intrinsically and directly linked to the open seas."How Not to Deal with Hizballah
Thursday, March 21, 2013 by Matthew Levitt | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Argentina's failure to respond to Hizballah's 1992 bombing of the Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires emboldened the group to attack Argentine Jews 2 years later. The E.U. should take note.Zuckerman Abridged
Thursday, March 21, 2013 by Max Ross | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
"The recent discovery of hundreds of notebooks and journals hidden throughout Zuckerman’s home in the Berkshires explains, at least in part, the seclusion and silence that marked his final 35 years." (Fiction)X-Rated Haggadah
Thursday, March 21, 2013 by Dan Rabinowitz | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
The Prague 1526 edition of the Haggadah is "one of the most important illustrated Haggadot ever published." But recent reprints have altered the artwork—for modesty's sake.
