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Sub specie aeternitatisTuesday, November 8, 2011 by Theodore Dalrymple | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
David Horowitz's new book is a small but important contribution to the revival of the art of dying well.Russian Renaissance
Tuesday, November 8, 2011 by Marat Grinberg | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
During the Russian Revolution, Jewish cultural nationalism flourished—only to wither under internal and external Bolshevik assaults.Hitler’s Hangman
Tuesday, November 8, 2011 by Istvan Deak | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
While other historians have emphasized the bureaucratic character of Reinhard Heydrich's lethal activities, a new scholarly account insists on his ideological fanaticism.Shetzef or Schwartzkopf?
Tuesday, November 8, 2011 by Adaya Fiterman and Ruti Levy | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
In just 60 years, Israeli consumers have swung from Hebrew brand names to fascination with foreign labels—and back again.Another Effort to Destroy Israel
Tuesday, November 8, 2011 by Elliott Abrams | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
We've seen Durban III and Palestinian statehood at the UN, but the international legal system is not done with Israel. Have you heard about the Russell Tribunal?
To Be Young, Gifted, and a British Jew
One way to think of British Jewry is to focus on its slow and steady decline: 270,000 souls, demographically graying; synagogue affiliation on a downward spiral; out-marriage running at between 30-50 percent.
The Bold and the RecklessMonday, November 7, 2011 by Elliot Jager | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
One way to think of British Jewry is to focus on its slow and steady decline: 270,000 souls, demographically graying; synagogue affiliation on a downward spiral; out-marriage running at between 30-50 percent.
Monday, November 7, 2011 by Hillel Halkin | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Although both Ben-Gurion and Sharon were daring decision makers, the former's decisions were mostly right and the latter's were frequently wrong.George Eliot’s Talmud Study
Monday, November 7, 2011 by Michael Pitkowsky | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Where did the Victorian novelist do the research in Judaism necessary to write Daniel Deronda? Her notebooks offer some clues.Deadly Dynamics
Monday, November 7, 2011 by David E. Sanger | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Why many believe that the long shadow war the U.S. (and perhaps Israel) has engaged in with Iran is about to ramp up dramatically—and what we can expect.The Origins of Jewish Creativity
Monday, November 7, 2011 | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Twenty thinkers and artists, including David Brooks, Bob Mankoff, Brian Greene, and Joshua Bell, weigh in on the intersection between Judaism and the creative impulse.