To Prevent the Rebirth of Islamic State, the U.S. Must Constrain Iran
Don’t hire the arsonist to put out the fire.
November 22, 2019
In an Age of Nihilism, Moses Mendelssohn’s Unshakable Faith in Providence and Immortality Still Inspires
Remembering Alexander Altmann.
In the 1980s, the legendary scholar Alexander Altmann produced a new edition of Jerusalem, the 18th-century German Jewish philosopher Moses Mendelssohn’s major work on Judaism and religious tolerance, and asked Allan Arkush to provide an English translation. Arkush reminisces about working with Altmann, an archetypal German Jew with vast knowledge and unfailing punctuality, and seeks to explain why he devoted so much of his career to Mendelssohn, a figure often derided or dismissed by Jewish thinkers:
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Jeremy Corbyn’s Anti-Semitism Isn’t a Matter of Opinion
The media continue to give the British Labor party’s leader a pass.
The Lesson Israel Should Draw from the Change in American Policy toward West Bank Settlements
Standing tenaciously for years on solid and consistent legal ground ultimately ends in international recognition.
In an Age of Nihilism, Moses Mendelssohn’s Unshakable Faith in Providence and Immortality Still Inspires
Remembering Alexander Altmann.
Who Needs Literature?
A great Yiddish writer reflects on what, exactly, the novel is for.