Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s Death Is Good News for Israel, but Doesn’t Mean the End of Islamic State
There are 30,000 IS guerrillas in Iraq and Syria, and thousands more in the Sinai.
October 29, 2019
The Director and Choreographer of “Fiddler on the Roof,” and His Ambivalent Jewish Identity
What Jerome Robbins learned.
During his long career, Jerome Robbins distinguished himself as one of America’s foremost choreographers for both classical ballet and Broadway musicals. For most of it, he tried to hide three facts of which he was ashamed: that he had “named names” to the House Un-American Activities Committee in the 1953, that he was a homosexual, and that he was Jewish. Robbins’s best known work, however, might be the quintessentially Jewish Fiddler on the Roof, which—like several other plays—he directed as well as choreographed. Terry Teachout writes:
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Despite Reports to the Contrary, Egypt’s Copts Are Not Flourishing
Even if president Sisi is fighting those who would exterminate them.
To Make Iran Feel Maximum Pressure, the U.S. Should Reinstitute Sanctions on Its Most Dangerous Nuclear Projects
Tehran should not be allowed to violate the nuclear deal with impunity.
When It Comes to the Ultra-Orthodox, the (Otherwise) Liberal Media Are Accepting of Casual Anti-Semitism
Hasidim in the mist.
The Director and Choreographer of “Fiddler on the Roof,” and His Ambivalent Jewish Identity
What Jerome Robbins learned.