How “Indigeneity” Has Become the Latest Cudgel for Beating the Jews
And how Jews can fight back.
November 16, 2022
Europe’s Oldest Painting of the “Real” Jerusalem
Centuries have passed, yet the puzzle of the Holy City remains the same.
In medieval Christian art, it’s easy to find depictions of Israel’s ancient and modern capital. These were not based on the city’s actual layout at any given time, but instead on artists’ imagination. For this reason, the Cleveland Museum of Art touts a triptych by an anonymous Austrian painter, dating to around the year 1500, as an “exceptional” attempt at a “topographically accurate” cityscape. Menachem Wecker notes that the painting is itself based on a 1486 woodcut by the Dutch artist Erhard Reuwich—who had visited Jerusalem himself—and comments on its significance:
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Israel’s Longest-Serving Prime Minister Talks about His Career and His Country’s Future
“If we have peace with Saudi Arabia, we’ll effectively be ending the Arabi-Israeli conflict.”
Europe’s Oldest Painting of the “Real” Jerusalem
Centuries have passed, yet the puzzle of the Holy City remains the same.
Freedom of Religion Is under Attack in Latin America
Argentina filters believers out of public service, while Mexico jails priests for telling their congregations to vote.
The Many Incarnations of Moroccan Jewish Folklore’s Comic Sage
Seha might have fit in in Chelm.