Understanding the U.S. Position on Settlements—and the Twin Political Crises of America and Israel
Insights from Mike Pompeo’s former adviser on Israel policy.
February 4, 2021
What Is Jewish Literature, Anyway?
Finding the thread that connects Franz Kafka, Amos Oz, Saul Bellow, and Cynthia Ozick.
When asked what makes a work of fiction qualify as Jewish literature, Philip Roth famously replied that a book is Jewish “if it doesn’t shut up.” Regardless of whether they accept this answer, many readers believe that Jewish literature exists as a meaningful category. Adam Kirsch, in conversation with Abraham Socher, explores the question of what could possibly unite such disparate authors as Susan Sontag, Amos Oz, Franz Kafka, and Cynthia Ozick. Drawing on his recent book on the subject, Kirsch takes a literary tour through time that begins with Kafka and his fellow Hapsburg subject Arthur Schnitzler, through the golden age of American Jewish writers—exemplified by Saul Bellow, Roth, and Ozick—and beyond. (Video, 64 minutes.)
February 4, 2021
The Bitter Legacy of Syrian Dominance Lives on in Lebanon’s Present Woes
The other “occupation.”
What Andrew Yang Gets Right about BDS and Anti-Semitism
Boycotts of Israel really are about the Jews.
What Is Jewish Literature, Anyway?
Finding the thread that connects Franz Kafka, Amos Oz, Saul Bellow, and Cynthia Ozick.
The Two Men Who Helped Revive Orthodox Jewish Thought in America
The Fox and the Lamm.