How Israel Helped Win the Cold War
Worth more than “five CIAs.”
October 20, 2020
Democracy and the moser.
As passions rose in Brooklyn’s ḥasidic communities over coronavirus lockdowns, a mob attacked the ḥasidic journalist Jacob Kornbluh with shouts of moser, which loosely translates as “informant.” Henry Abramson explains the history of this highly charged epithet:
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Login or SubscribeWorth more than “five CIAs.”
A beheading puts matters in stark relief.
While the author of a puff piece on Louis Farrakhan attacks her Jewish critics for their privilege.
Heshvan is the bitterest month.
Democracy and the moser.