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Issue 42 | March 2018

Articles

Poet of the Promised Land – Rachel

Yemima Hovav

When the delicate young woman stepped off the boat in Jaffa and swore never to leave the land of Israel, no one dreamt how great her influence on Israeli culture was to be. Her name was Rachel Bluwstein, but she’s known simply as Rachel, an

Lights, Camera, Zionism! – Ben Hecht

Tzahi Cohen

What made Hollywood’s favorite screenwriter work for the Zionist underground? Was it Ben Hecht’s warm heart, his stormy personality, his shocking discovery of Nazi atrocities - or all three? In any case, the resulting production inspired th

Columns

Book Review | Belonging

Elka Weber

Popular historian Simon Schama’s masterful new work depicts extraordinary Jews struggling with their surroundings more than the sweep of Jewish history as a whole Elka Weber Belonging: The Story of the Jews 1492–1900 Simon Sch

From the Archives | A Widow in Print

Channa Lockshin Bob

The publication of a landmark code of Jewish law attests to a widow’s grit and determination in the face of recurring tragedy Channa Lockshin Bob The dawn of Hebrew printing naturally followed hot on the heels of the earliest bo