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A New Generation of Jewish Parents Discuss Ruth Wisse’s “Despair Not!”
By Sarah Baird, Elisheva Marcus, David Schwartz, Jonathan SilverRaising Jewish children in a changed America.
Anti-Semitism
Latest Mosaic Content for Anti-Semitism
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American Jews and the Rise of Anti-Semitism: What We’ve Learned and What Comes Next
By Jack Wertheimer, Jonathan Silver, David L. BernsteinA conversation about how to fight anti-Semitism in America.
Observation ·
Free E-Book: A College Guide for the Perplexed
By The EditorsLeading thinkers confront the crisis of anti-Semitism and anti-Western ideology on campus—and explore how America’s universities might yet be renewed.
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Saving American Universities Requires Cracking Down on Foreign Funding
By Danielle PletkaJust say no to money that fosters anti-Semitism.
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The Moral Collapse on Campus Is a Result of the Hollowing Out of the Humanities
By Alexander S. DuffMending a civic and intellectual catastrophe.
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How Islamism Took Over the Middle East
By Ze'ev Maghen, Hussein Aboubakr Mansour, Bernard HaykelThree experts on Arab and Islamic thought discuss the ideas that have mired the Middle East in grievance, instability, and authoritarianism
Observation ·
Where Did Shylock Get His Name?
By PhilologosThe unusual appellation testifies to the individuality of the character who bears it.
Observation ·
The Blood Libel Is Very Old, but the Term Is Surprisingly New
By PhilologosThere’s no more point in arguing with the UN about Israel than there is in arguing about whether Jews really kill Christians for their blood.
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Israeli Territorial Concessions Worsen Anti-Semitism in the West
By Evelyn GordonWithdrawals are a triple loss for Jews outside of Israel. The only question is how much worse things have to get before that finally sinks in.
Observation ·
Why the Accusation of Settler Colonialism Is So Hollow
By PhilologosThe question is not whether Zionism was settler colonialism; it’s what sort of settler colonialism it was.
Observation ·
“Get the Jew”: The Crown Heights Riot Revisited
By Michael Pack, Elliot Kaufman, Jonathan SilverWatch or read our discussion with Elliot Kafuman and Michael Pack about the new documentrary on the 1991 pogrom in Brooklyn, and what it means for American Jewry today.
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How the Next President Can Help Restore Jewish Civil Rights on Campus
By The EditorsTal Fortgang and David E. Bernstein discuss how Jews can persuade America to crack down on anti-Semitism.
Observation ·
Is Baruch Spinoza the Founder of Modern Anti-Semitism?
By Henry MechoulanBlinded by hatred, the Dutch philosopher dressed ancient prejudices in the garb of reason.
Monthly Essay ·
How the Incoming Administration Can Restore Jewish Civil Rights
By Tal FortgangThe government can break the wave of anti-Semitism subsuming American college campuses. But it will take political will.
Observation ·
Marilynne Robinson Promises Her Reading of Genesis Is Faithful to the Text. Is It?
By Jon D. LevensonOr does the highly lauded American author's new book revive some old prejudices?
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Watch Andrew Koss and David N. Myers Discuss Whether Jewish Studies Has Turned against the Jews
By Andrew Koss, Jonathan SilverA Mosaic editor and a Jewish studies professor discuss if and how Jewish studies has lost its way, and whether it can recover.
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Watch Gary Saul Morson and Jacob Howland Discuss the Dostoevsky Problem
By Gary Saul Morson, Jacob Howland, Jonathan SilverTwo leading scholars joined Mosaic's editor to look at why compassionate people, like the brilliant Russian author, can so often hate the Jews.
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The Jews Who Guard Dostoevsky
By Gary Saul MorsonMany Dostoevsky scholars have been Jews, perhaps because the anti-Semitic writer needed to be seen as theirs—as almost Jewish in his concerns.
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The Special Sway Dostoevsky Held over Soviet Jewish Minds
By Marat GrinbergWhy Russian Jews believed that reading Dostoevsky would legitimize their place in Russian culture and protect them from accusations of being interlopers.
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Anti-Semitism Appeals to Intellectuals Because It Feels Like an Idea
By Adam KirschThat's why geniuses like Dostoevsky can love all humanity and hate the Jews.
Monthly Essay ·
Why Dostoevsky Loved Humanity and Hated the Jews
By Gary Saul MorsonThe case of the literary master helps explain why people who devote themselves to compassion for all so often make an exception for Jews.
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“Today the Jews. Tomorrow You.”
By Andrew DoranIn a world teeming with violent anti-Semitism, Catholics ought to draw inspiration from the Jewish people and stand together.
Observation ·
The Biden Administration’s Anti-Semitism Blindspot
By Dr. Ruth WisseWill the administration’s new strategy to counter anti-Semitism camouflage its own inaction?
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What American Conservatives Can Do about Right-Wing Anti-Semitism
By Tamara BerensWhat else but turn to the past in search of some historical precedents for the current situation, and of what was done successfully then.
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Unchurched Christians and Anti-Semitic Ones
By Timothy P. CarneyThe best bet to fight far-right anti-Semitism is to hope that America's lapsed Christians return to the pews.
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Anti-Modern Anti-Semitism
By Tara Isabella BurtonThe cultural chaos of the current era seems to map perfectly onto the anxieties of the 19th century. The same goes for today's flavor of anti-Semitism.
Monthly Essay ·
From Coy to Goy
By Tamara BerensHow America’s far right found its anti-Semitic voice and figured out its true identity.
Observation ·
The Baffling Appeal of “Jews Don’t Count”
By Eli SpitzerWhy is a silly new documentary about anti-Semitism that breathlessly reveals David Schwimmer has "never felt white, ever" getting such a rapturous response?
Observation ·
Canaries in the Coal Mine: Dara Horn and Bari Weiss
By Dr. Ruth WisseJews can do their fellow citizens a favor by identifying the sources of cultural poison before the toxicity turns fatal. Hardly anybody is doing it better than these two.
Observation ·
“All the World Wants the Jews Dead: An Overwrought View from the Peak at the Bottom”
By Dr. Ruth WisseBefore Dara Horn's People Love Dead Jews, and before Bari Weiss's "Everybody Hates the Jews," there was Cynthia Ozick's still powerful and urgent essay in Esquire .
