What Israel Can Offer Africa
The Jewish state has a growing role to play on the continent.
December 1, 2022
How Felix Frankfurter Traded Judaism for Democracy
The story of the nation’s third Jewish Supreme Court justice.
Elena Kagan is the eighth Jew to be appointed to the Supreme Court. The third Jew to sit on the nation’s highest court—preceded by Louis Brandeis and Benjamin Cardozo—was Felix Frankfurter. Born in Vienna in 1882 and the descendent of numerous rabbis, Frankfurter became a leading advocate of judicial restraint. Andrew Porwancher and Taylor Jipp examine his life:
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In Trying to Show That There Are No “Bad Jews,” a New Book Declares That the Only Good Jews Are Leftists
No good Jew goes unpunished.
Why Birthright’s Funding Problems Should Worry American Jews
The program that has accomplished so much shouldn’t be allowed to falter.
How Felix Frankfurter Traded Judaism for Democracy
The story of the nation’s third Jewish Supreme Court justice.
The Largest-Ever Study of Medieval Jewish Genetics Shows a Population More Diverse Than Expected
Some were more European than today’s Ashkenazim, other more Middle Eastern.