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Tablet Magazine
How Do You Say ‘Quidditch’ in Yiddish?
The inside story of how ‘Harry Potter’ was translated into Yiddish.
February 6, 2020
Can Bernie Sanders Fix America’s Broken Anti-Semitism Conversation?
The presidential trailblazer just took a historic first step toward national dialogue about anti-Semitism. But its success will depend on whether he’s willing to confront some hard choices.
November 12, 2019
Yair Lapid Wants to Teach Israelis to Understand American Jews. Will He Get the Chance?
The Israeli opposition leader has a very different vision for American and Israeli Jews than the current government.
September 17, 2019
The Truth About Bibi, Israel’s Very Dispensable Man
Why Netanyahu’s case for his reelection fails on its own terms.
September 13, 2019
Chaim Bloom’s Diamond Life
The senior VP of baseball operations for the Tampa Bay Rays explains how his team changed the way the game is played—and why he keeps a jar of gefilte fish in his office.
April 2, 2019
13 Inconvenient Truths About What Has Been Happening in Gaza
13 Inconvenient Truths About What Has Been Happening in Gaza
The reality is much messier than the partisan echo chambers would have you believe.
May 16, 2018
Washington Post
The Pittsburgh Shooter Didn’t Hate ‘Religion,’ He Hated Jews. We Should Say So
Why do many people—from Kellyanne Conway to Jeremy Corbyn—keep erasing Jews from the story of their own murders?
November 2, 2018
Conspiracy Theories About the Rothschilds Are a Symptom. The Problem is Much Deeper
When an anonymous troll of any political persuasion trumpets anti-Semitic conspiracy theories on social media, it is the sign of a broken person.
March 21, 2018
You Don’t Have to Be a Muslim to Be Horrified By Trump’s Anti-Muslim Bigotry
Neither Trump’s anti-Muslim animus nor his cavalier attitude toward publicizing its purveyors should come as a surprise.
November 29, 2017
The Atlantic
How To Stop Holocaust Deniers and Misinformation Peddlers on Facebook
Why do many people—from Kellyanne Conway to Jeremy Corbyn—keep erasing Jews from the story of their own murders?
July 19, 2018
‘Homeland’ Is Anything but Islamophobic
Despite accusations from critics and scholars, the show doesn’t reinforce stereotypes about “good” Americans and “evil” Arabs and Muslims—it challenges them.
December 18, 2012
Why ‘The West Wing’ is a Terrible Guide to American Democracy
It’s good TV, but politicians from Burma to Brussels are wrong to believe it will teach them about how to emulate the U.S. system.
October 1, 2012
