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Andrew Koss


Andrew N. Koss, a senior editor of Mosaic, is writing a book about the Jews of Vilna during World War I.

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  1. Response ·

    What Awaits Israel in Space: A Discussion

    By Andrew Koss, Arthur Herman

    Last week, Mosaic ’s senior editor Andrew Koss spoke with Arthur Herman, the author of our June essay, about the possibilities and importance of the Israel space program. Read the transcript of their...

    What Awaits Israel in Space: A Discussion
  2. Response ·

    Watch Andrew Koss and David N. Myers Discuss Whether Jewish Studies Has Turned against the Jews

    By Andrew Koss, Jonathan Silver

    As university campuses witnessed an eruption of anti-Semitism this year, scholars of Jewish studies were for the most part strangely silent. In his May 2024 feature essay , Mosaic senior editor And...

    Watch Andrew Koss and David N. Myers Discuss Whether Jewish Studies Has Turned against the Jews
  3. Editor's Pick ·

    What Jimmy Carter Got Wrong about Middle East Peacemaking

    The late president misunderstood his own greatest accomplishment.

  4. Monthly Essay ·

    Jewish Studies against the Jews

    By Andrew Koss

    As America's universities catch fire and its Jewish students grow more fearful, the field most likely to have something to say has remained silent—or worse. How did it go wrong?

    Jewish Studies against the Jews
  5. Observation ·

    The Best Books of 2023, Part II

    By Andrew Koss, Jonathan Silver, Meir Soloveichik

    Committed to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.

    The Best Books of 2023, Part II
  6. Response ·

    The Presence of Peretz: A Discussion with Ruth Wisse and Andrew Koss

    By Ruth R. Wisse, Andrew Koss

    Listen Read This transcript has been lightly edited for clarity. Andrew Koss : I’m Andrew Koss, the senior editor of Mosaic , and I’m here with Ruth R. Wisse, who has written Mosaic ‘s August essay...

    The Presence of Peretz: A Discussion with Ruth Wisse and Andrew Koss
  7. Observation ·

    The Best Books of 2022, Chosen by Mosaic Authors

    By Elliott Abrams, Tamara Berens, Andrew Koss, Daniel Polisar, Neil Rogachevsky, Sarah Rindner, Jonathan Silver

    Committed to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.

    The Best Books of 2022, Chosen by Mosaic Authors
  8. Response ·

    How World War I Changed the Course of American Zionism

    By Allan Arkush, Andrew Koss

    Earlier this week, Mosaic ’s senior editor Andrew Koss spoke with Allan Arkush, the author of our November essay, about the early days of American Zionism, the subject of his piece. Read the transc...

    How World War I Changed the Course of American Zionism
  9. Observation ·

    Orthodoxy’s Cancel Culture

    By Andrew Koss

    Committed to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.

    Orthodoxy’s Cancel Culture
  10. Observation ·

    Israel’s Ukraine Problem, and America’s

    By Andrew Koss

    Committed to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.

    Israel’s Ukraine Problem, and America’s
  11. Observation ·

    The Best Books of 2021, Chosen by Mosaic Authors (Part II)

    By Tamara Berens, Andrew Koss, Moshe Koppel, Eli Spitzer

    Committed to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.

    The Best Books of 2021, Chosen by Mosaic Authors (Part II)
  12. Observation ·

    Yuri Slezkine’s Undiscriminating Eye

    By Andrew Koss

    Committed to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.

    Yuri Slezkine’s Undiscriminating Eye
  13. Editor's Pick ·

    For the Jews of Russia, World War I Brought Persecutions, Slaughter, and Poverty

    The first great Jewish catastrophe of the 20th century.

  14. Observation ·

    What Does the Purim Story Have to Do with Righteous Gentiles?

    By Andrew Koss

    Committed to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.

    What Does the Purim Story Have to Do with Righteous Gentiles?
  15. Observation ·

    How to Defend Nationalism, and How Not to

    By Andrew Koss

    Committed to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.

    How to Defend Nationalism, and How Not to
  16. Editor's Pick ·

    Did an East European Rabbi Resolve One of Moral Philosophy’s Oldest Problems?

    Eliyahu Dessler, mussar, Aristotle, and the death of virtue.

  17. Observation ·

    Do the Ultra-Orthodox Censor Historical Truth?

    By Andrew Koss

    Committed to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.

    Do the Ultra-Orthodox Censor Historical Truth?
  18. Observation ·

    Fresh Light on Life within the Walls of the Warsaw and Łódź Ghettos

    By Andrew Koss

    Committed to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.

    Fresh Light on Life within the Walls of the Warsaw and Łódź Ghettos
  19. Observation ·

    Busting the Shtetl Myth

    By Andrew Koss

    Committed to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.

    Busting the Shtetl Myth