The Mass Expulsion of Palestinians Is No Solution. Neither Are Any of the Usual Plans for Gaza
Only lazy thinking can justify repeating prior failures.
February 7, 2025
What Kind of Jewish Writer Is Joseph Epstein?
Recovering from a “Jewish historical blackout.”
No one would think twice about calling the prolific, versatile, and masterful critic and essayist Joseph Epstein a Jewish writer (as opposed to a writer who happens to be Jewish), in part because of his associations with Jewish writers like Saul Bellow and the milieu of the New York intellectuals, and in part because of his associations with the explicitly Jewish magazine Commentary and with unofficially Jewish magazines (at the time he wrote for them) like Dissent and the New Republic. Yet he never wrote extensively or in great depth about Judaism and Jewish topics, although all sorts of insights about these subjects are scattered throughout his writings. Jesse Tisch, reviewing a memoir and recent collection of essays by Epstein, observes:
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Why Jordan and Egypt Don’t Want to Accept Refugees from Gaza
Fragile countries fearing the Muslim Brotherhood.
The U.S. and Israel Must Prepare to Use Force to Stop Iran from Going Nuclear
The time for sanctions and negotiations is running out.
What Kind of Jewish Writer Is Joseph Epstein?
Recovering from a “Jewish historical blackout.”
The Golden Age of the Kosher Grocery
“Every other store and street stand is devoted to foodstuffs.”