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What I Learned in Bethlehem

At a conference of progressive Palestinians, a self-identified Israeli left-winger experiences a conversion; he is now a self-identified Zionist left-winger.The Tale of Maimonides and Peter

Was the great religious philosopher a heretic, as some medieval rabbis thought? A legend extant in many versions tells how he dramatically and successfully dispelled the charge.A Sad Job Done Well

What is the single best book for understanding the political tragedies of the 20th century? The Gulag Archipelago? 1984? Try the little-known Czech writer Heda Kovály's Under a Cruel Star.Naturally Neural

Did being Jewish help the journalist Joshua Foer win the U.S. Memory Championship?New, Tenuous Lease on Life

Israelis are celebrating their country's 63rd birthday in the knowledge that in 50 years it might continue to be a thriving democracy—or it could no longer exist.   Jewish Minutemen

In 1948-49, scores of volunteers from English-speaking countries came to Israel to help with the struggle for independence. (Video)The Eichmann File Revisited

West Germany in the postwar years knew more about the fugitive high-ranking Nazi than it let on, or than the German government wants to let on today. But a truer picture is beginning to emerge.Kushner’s Comrades

A vote not to award an honorary degree to the anti-Israel playwright sparked a vitriolic outpouring against the trustees of New York's City University; guess who won.Is Jerusalem in Israel?

The U.S. Congress thinks one way, the executive branch another; the Supreme Court may get to decide.