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Issue 10 | April 2012
Issue 10 | April 2012
Articles
Akiva Zimmerman
Arthur Szyk fought valiantly as an officer in the Ukrainian army, but in defense of his own people, his most potent weapon was his brush. His cartoons assailed his enemies, while his patriotism found expression in richly ornamented declarat
Asael Abelman
Whether by Sir Walter Scott or by Abraham Mapu, the historical novel of the 19th century played a significant part in the rise of national consciousness that changed the face of Europe. The Jews of Europe were no exception to this trend
Asa
Assaf Malach
The Christian kingdoms of medieval Europe found inspiration for their national vision in the biblical narrative of God’s chosen race
Assaf Malach
In 1523, a Christian scribe copying a Russian translation of Psalms noted, in an a
Zeev H. Ehrlich
The paschal lambs are bleating on the road to Nablus. The community elders are decked out in white and the final preparations for the sacrifice on Mt. Gerizim are nearing completion. Is this what the Temple Mount is waiting for?
Zeev H. Ehr
Columns
Sara Jo Ben-Zvi
Margaret Thatcher’s career is worthy of a more deserving tribute than a film about Alzheimer’s
Sara Jo Ben-Zvi
The Iron Lady
Directed by Phyllida Lloyd, 2011
It seems a terrible pity, if one must make a film about Alzheimer’
Shai Secunda
The lustful demon of the Babylonian Talmud gamely withstands all scholarly attempts at rehabilitation
Shai Secunda
Demonic Desires“Yetzer Hara” and the Problem of Evil in Late Antiquity
Ishay Rosen-ZviUniversity of Pennsylvani
Itamar Atzmon
The Jewish population was agog at the thought of exchanging their Ottoman and Egyptian currency for British Mandate coins stamped with Hebrew, Latin, and Arabic characters. The Arabs, on the other hand, were more inclined to boycott the Pal
Hadassah Assouline
A sentence in the concluding prayer of every synagogue service infuriated Christians as an anti-Christian slur aimed at their messiah. An imperial decree wiped the offending words from the prayer books of Ashkenaz
Hadassah Assouline
Elka Weber
Tell me your name and I’ll tell you where you come from. The origins and significance of Jewish names is a fast developing field of research, a rare window opening onto a world long-thought left behind
Elka Weber
Pleasant are t
