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A Jewish Esperanto?

According to two encyclopedias, out of an estimated 16 million Jews in the world in 1939, 11 million were Yiddish speakers. But that figure doesn't stand up to closer inspection.Missing Mubarak

As Egypt passes sentence on Mubarak, some in Israel are mourning an ally. But Mubarak was no friend of Israel—and the military dictatorship which he led still holds the levers of power.Good Story; Bad History

With its allegations of Allied brutality and Jewish revenge during and after World War II, Keith Lowe's Savage Continent is certainly fashionable. Too bad it isn't accurate.     The Other Olympics

The U.S. cyberwarfare program (likely working with an Israeli partner) has frustrated Iran's nuclear project for six years. But now that the virus is loose, America must be braced for retaliation.     What is the Oldest Known Hebrew Inscription?

Four contenders emerge, but the question is not so simple.Defender of the Faiths

While committed to defending the Anglican faith, Queen Elizabeth II has also played a significant role in the transformation of Britain into a multi-ethnic, multi-faith society. The Macaronic Talmud

The rabbis of the Talmud were not only exposed to Greek, but proficient enough to cunningly manipulate the language with wordplay and puns.The Negev’s “First People”?

The Bedouin may be a poor and marginal sector of Israeli society, but this does not transform them into an indigenous nation.Who Knows Three?

For Daniel Boyarin, it isn't enough to claim that a notion of two equally divine figures is a Jewish idea.  Rather, he asserts that even the Trinity was present among the Jews before Jesus.