Israel Must Speak Up about the Threat Posed by a Possible U.S.-Iran “Understanding”
The nuclear danger is greater than any benefit from normalization with Saudi Arabia.
June 19, 2023
The Jews Who Fought to End Slavery
What drove Jews to enlist in the Union army?
One-hundred-and-fifty-eight years ago today—over two months after the Confederate surrender at Appomattox—the Union general overseeing the military occupation of Texas issued an order emancipating that state’s slaves. Adam Mendelsohn, in conversation with Nachi Weinstein, discusses his efforts to learn about the Jews who served in the bloody fight that led to this result, how they differed from their Gentile fellows in arms, what factors motivated them to enlist, and how they reacted to such anti-Semitic incidents as Ulysses S. Grant’s expulsion of the Jews from Tennessee.
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Water Could be the Basis for Israel-Iraq Peace
Why shouldn’t Iraq join Azerbaijan and Arizona in benefitting from the might of a desalination superpower?
In Seeking a Judicial Compromise, Israel Should Look to the U.S. Constitution for Guidance
Encouraging moderation and consensus-building.
The Jews Who Fought to End Slavery
What drove Jews to enlist in the Union army?
The Puzzle of Sigmund Freud’s Jewishness
A midrashic approach to dreams?