Observation ·
A New Museum Tracks the History of Christian Zionists
By Diana Muir AppelbaumCommitted to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
Diana Muir Appelbaum
Diana Muir Appelbaum, a writer and historian, is at work on a book about nationhood and democracy. Her museum reviews have appeared in the Claremont Review, the New Rambler, and elsewhere.
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The Best Books of 2019, Chosen by Mosaic Authors (Part I)
By Elliott Abrams, Diana Muir Appelbaum, Matti Friedman, Haviv Rettig Gur, Daniel Johnson, Moshe Koppel, Daniel PolisarCommitted to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
Observation ·
Filthy Lucre: A Look at the History of Jews and Money
By Diana Muir AppelbaumCommitted to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
Response ·
The Impact of the Bible
By Diana Muir AppelbaumMy thanks to Edward Rothstein, Peter Wehner, and Jon D. Levenson for their stimulating responses to my essay on the Museum of the Bible. In these final comments, I’ll be bouncing more or less freely...
Monthly Essay ·
Who’s Afraid of the Museum of the Bible?
By Diana Muir AppelbaumCritics accuse it of threatening the separation of church and state; in truth, Washington's new museum makes an invaluable contribution to American (and Jewish) cultural literacy.
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An Exhibit on Medieval Jerusalem Puts Political Correctness over Accuracy
Affirmative-action curation.
Response ·
Why Are There So Many Jewish Museums?
By Diana Muir AppelbaumWhat is the point of building so many Jewish museums? There are more of them in the world than you might think: hundreds, possibly more than a thousand even if we don’t count the ones in Israel. The r...
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Those Clever Jews
Committed to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.