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June 25, 2018

Is Jewish Studies Still Relevant?

A biography of the field’s founder raises questions.

A recent biography by Ismar Schorsch is devoted to Leopold Zunz (1794-1886), the German Jew who almost singlehandedly founded the field of academic Jewish studies. In his review, Michah Gottlieb considers Zunz’s legacy:

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June 25, 2018

  1. The Future of a Free Iran May Lie with a Restoration of the Shah

    Game of peacock thrones.

  2. Turkey’s Islamist Foothold in Jerusalem

    Using NGOs as fronts for terror.

  3. Charles Krauthammer’s Reflections on Israel, Zionism, Judaism, and God

    “The only theology that I know is not true . . . is atheism.”

  4. Family Separations at the Border May Be Bad, but They’re Not Genocide

    Cheapening the Holocaust to score political points.

  5. Is Jewish Studies Still Relevant?

    A biography of the field’s founder raises questions.