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Elon’s Middle Way

Menachem Elon—Orthodox rabbi, Talmud scholar, author of the magisterial treatise Jewish Law—opposed enshrining religion in Israeli law.  Now he has died, and his legacy is threatened.Putting a Price on Philanthropy

As university faculties become increasingly hostile to Israel, Jewish philanthropists who want to give Zionism a voice on campus need a better strategy.  Here is one idea.Anti-Judaism: A Western Tradition

“Anti-Judaism,” says David Nirenberg, is not an “archaic or irrational closet in the vast edifices of Western thought” but “one of the basic tools with which that edifice was constructed.”Jewish Armenia

Only in 1996 did the discovery of a cemetery provide evidence of Jews in pre-modern Armenia.  But new research shows that Armenia was a safe haven for Jews during the Mongol invasion. Masada’s Unscorched Earth

Josephus records that Masada’s Jewish defenders set it ablaze before the Romans broke in. But the archeological evidence shows a more sophisticated, though futile, defense strategy. Does Harvard Favor Jews?

Commentators hailed Ron Unz's recent article claiming that today’s Ivy League universities underrepresent Asian-Americans and overrepresent Jews.  But his calculations don't add up.