How the Munich Olympics Proved the Hollowness of Post-World War II Internationalism
The UN became a dictators’ debating club, sports became politicized, and anti-Semitism got a pass in both.
September 6, 2022
The Jews of British Fantasy, from Walter Scott to J.R.R. Tolkien
A strange mixture of philo-Semitism and anti-Semitism.
J.R.R. Tolkien once commented that the dwarves of his fictional world were loosely modeled on Jews. As Michael Weingrad explains in a series of four articles, Tolkien drew on a long history of British writers of fantasy and historical romance who put Jews—sometimes disguised, sometimes overt—into their works:
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How Yitzhak Shamir Saved Israel’s Relationship with Jordan, Brought in a Million Soviet Jews, and Helped Create an Economic Miracle
The man who avoided war and averted illusory peace.
Israeli Haredim Are Turning Away from Their Own Political Parties
The Israelization of Ḥaredim, or the ḥaredization of the right?
The Jews of British Fantasy, from Walter Scott to J.R.R. Tolkien
A strange mixture of philo-Semitism and anti-Semitism.
Ancient Ivory Highlights the Wealth of First Temple Jerusalem
A biblical symbol of opulence.