Eric Mechoulan is a professor of history and geography in Paris. He doesn’t eat meat.
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It is not an easy task to respond to the remarks made by Anael Malet , Michel Gurfinkiel , and Matthew Schmitz insofar as their comments are in line with the ideas I developed in my original essa...
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Countries across Europe are cracking down on ritual slaughter, making the position of observant Jews and Muslims there more tenuous. Is concern for animals really the motivating factor?
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My deep thanks to Jon D. Levenson and Hillel Halkin for their penetrating and thought-provoking responses to my essay, “ What Is the Meaning of Jewish History? ” In what follows, I draw on each of the...
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A brief history of Jewish history-writing reveals an abundance of partial and competing narratives, all too often missing a key ingredient.
