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Indigenous Israel
Friday, November 4, 2011 by Allen Z. Hertz | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Of all extant peoples, Jews have the strongest claim to be aboriginal to the Holy Land—but have misunderstood the concept of aboriginal rights.
Character, Country, and Chewing Gum
Friday, November 4, 2011 by David Bezmozgis | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

"There are writers who have a hard time interacting with other people. I generally enjoy it, especially if I select those people." (Interview by Jacques Berlinerblau; includes obscene language.)
Heartland of the Jewish Book
Friday, November 4, 2011 | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

A typographic panorama of Hebrew printing in the Ukraine. (With gallery of images)
The Ger Mandolin Orchestra
Thursday, November 3, 2011 | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

The red brick walls of a Polish synagogue are reverberating anew with the music of a Jewish band that played there in the 1930's. (Watch video here.)  
British Philo-Semitism, Once and Future British Philo-Semitism, Once and Future
Thursday, November 3, 2011 by Alex Joffe | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features

Anyone who has even a passing familiarity with public discourse about Jews in today's United Kingdom can be forgiven for viewing the term "British philo-Semitism" as an oxymoron.
A Strategic Asset
Thursday, November 3, 2011 by Robert D. Blackwill and Walter B. Slocombe | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Israeli contributions to U.S. national interests, underappreciated by many, include enhanced counter-terrorism, intelligence, and technology useful in urban warfare. (Read full PDF report here.)  
Hebrew Underground
Thursday, November 3, 2011 by Norman Berdichevsky | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

After half a century of a USSR policy to condemn Hebrew as a "reactionary tool," the language emerged in the 1970's as the lifeblood of the "Refusenik" movement.
The Softer Side of a Revolutionary
Thursday, November 3, 2011 by Adam Kirsch | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

"Red Rosa" Luxemburg made her name with blistering articles in the Party press. Yet her letters from prison are, in fact, so resolutely cheerful and gentle that they can become cloying.
Strike?
Thursday, November 3, 2011 by Yaakov Lappin | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Here's what it would take for Israel to incapacitate Iran's nuclear capability.
Ladies in Waiting Ladies in Waiting
Wednesday, November 2, 2011 by Elliot Jager | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features

The winter session of the Knesset began this week and, in what is surely a sign of the times, two of its most closely watched stories involve female political leaders.  One is a rising star; the other is struggling to stay alive.