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(F)rum RunnersWednesday, May 23, 2012 by Lawrence J. Epstein | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
Prohibition is perennially making a comeback, at least in the media; and this is one of those revival times. It began with the HBO TV series Boardwalk Empire, now in its second season, set in Prohibition-era Atlantic City and priding itself on its historical accuracy.
Wednesday, May 23, 2012 by Jonathan Schanzer | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
A new congressional bill could slash the number of Palestinian refugees—but neither the UNRWA nor its beneficiaries is likely to accept this change of status without a fight.Odyssey in Odessa
Wednesday, May 23, 2012 by Paul Berger | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
A century ago, Odessa's rambunctious ghetto rivaled New York's Lower East Side as a melting pot. Now? "If you want the real Moldavanka you must go to Brooklyn."If You’re Reading This, You’re Part of the Problem
Tuesday, May 22, 2012 by Micah Stein | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
It took 750 buses, a few boats, the involvement of 28 state agencies, and a baseball stadium rented for $1.5 million; but 40,000 men gathered to affirm the dangers of the Internet.Turkey, with a Slice of Humble Pie
Tuesday, May 22, 2012 by Paul Alster | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
As his attempts to build an alliance with Syria and Iran have ended in disaster, the Turkish prime minister is trying to rebuild ties with Israel. And Israel should welcome him back.My Heart is in the East (of Europe)
Tuesday, May 22, 2012 by Timothy Snyder | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Not many Ashkenazi Jews are nostalgic for life in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth—though for centuries, Poland claimed the most vibrant Jewish community in the world.Unwelcome Aliyah
Tuesday, May 22, 2012 by Ira Sharkansky | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
If Israel's government is right to say that the influx of emigrants from Africa is unsustainable, it is wrong to demonize those already in Israel.
Sending Mein Kampf Back to SchoolTuesday, May 22, 2012 by Alex Joffe | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
Important literature can't be kept under wraps forever. A case in point is Mein Kampf. The German state of Bavaria, which holds the German copyright, has blocked the book's publication within Hitler's homeland.
Tuesday, May 22, 2012 by Kara A. Kaufman | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
How did the Yiddish author want his descendants to spend his yahrzeit? They should "select one of my stories, one of the really merry ones, and read it aloud in whatever language they understand best."Columbus the Converso
Tuesday, May 22, 2012 by Charles Garcia | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Columbus's voyage was not funded by Queen Isabella, but rather by two Jewish conversos and another prominent Jew. Was he meant to find gold to finance the Jewish conquest of Jerusalem?
