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The pope and the Jews The pope and the Jews

As his embrace of a Holocaust denier and a right-wing sect proves, Benedict just doesn't get it about the church's ongoing problem with anti-Semitism.
By Frances Kissling Jan 29, 2009

  • Goys, God, dentistry and "A Serious Man"

    Joel and Ethan Coen on mixing Yiddish fable and suburban farce in their slippery, dark and brilliant new movie
    By Andrew O'Hehir October 1, 2009

  • Is Tarantino good for the Jews?

    "Inglourious Basterds" depicts Jews pursuing ultraviolent, absurdist revenge against their Nazi oppressors. Discuss
    By Andrew O'Hehir August 13, 2009

  • The GOP throws away the Yiddishe Mama vote

    An Arkansas Republican says he only called Sen. Chuck Schumer "that Jew" because he cares about tradition.
    By Gabriel Winant May 14, 2009

  • "I will not travel to Auschwitz"

    Catholic bishop Richard Williamson says he is willing to "review the historical evidence" about whether the Holocaust occurred, but rejects the suggestion that he visit a concentration camp.
    by Peter Wensierski and Steffen Winter February 11, 2009

  • "Defiance"

    Daniel Craig is the secret weapon in this otherwise methodical Holocaust movie about Jewish brothers determined to kick Nazi ass.
    By Stephanie Zacharek January 16, 2009

  • I've got pushy Sabbath observers in my doorman-less lobby

    Because observant Orthodox Jews may not use intercoms on the Sabbath, things get a little sticky in my building.
    By Cary Tennis December 8, 2008

  • "I find her offensive"

    John McCain was making a bid for South Florida's Jewish voters, a crucial demographic in a purple state. But then he chose Sarah Palin as a running mate.
    By Tristram Korten October 6, 2008

  • Republican Jewish group conducted anti-Obama poll

    The group's head says the poll, which asked unusually negative questions, was aimed at "understand[ing] why Barack Obama continues to have a problem among Jewish voters."
    By Alex Koppelman September 16, 2008

  • Philip Roth's Jewish question

    In his affecting new book, Roth's young hero abandons his Jewish upbringing for life in small town Ohio.
    By Louis Bayard September 16, 2008

  • Pushing right-wing American politics -- in Israel

    Are Israeli politicians increasingly beholden to conservative Americans who lavish them with financial support and political pressure?
    By Gregory Levey August 21, 2008

  • The Obama show lands in Israel

    He got a rock-star reception here, but an intriguing question lingers: Which U.S. presidential candidate is better for this country?
    By Aluf Benn July 24, 2008

  • Are the Jews good for Barack Obama?

    With Jewish voters critical in such swing states as Nevada and Pennsylvania, Republicans hope to exploit a supposed softness in Obama's support for Israel. So far, it's not working.
    By Mike Madden May 19, 2008

  • "The Rabbi's Cat"

    A graphic novel celebrates a lost Algerian-Jewish way of life and wonders what it means to live as a person of faith in a world that doesn't share it.
    By Douglas Wolk May 7, 2008

  • The blind giant of the Middle East

    Israel's disastrous Second Lebanon War showed we've become an existential danger to ourselves. Our future depends on fundamental change.
    By David Grossman February 11, 2008

  • Irène Némirovsky's life after death

    "Suite Française" made her a posthumous literary sensation. But newly published work raises the question: Was Némirovsky a Jewish anti-Semite?
    By Allen Barra February 6, 2008

  • King Kaufman's Sports Daily

    The harder they shawl: The documentary "Orthodox Stance" explores the worlds of Dimitriy Salita, an undefeated boxer and observant Chasidic Jew.
    By King Kaufman January 24, 2008

  • Irving the Snowchicken is coming to town

    Forget Christmakkah and Festivus. Our interfaith holiday involves a magical rooster who fills the children's pants with presents.
    By Christopher Noxon December 22, 2007

  • The real two-state solution

    President Bush's peace summit for Israelis and Palestinians ignores a painful truth -- one that we are already living in the Middle East.
    By Aluf Benn November 26, 2007

  • Israel's rising right wing

    Together, an enigmatic billionaire and a resurgent Bibi Netanyahu could put Israel on the war path. Dick Cheney, AIPAC and Iran are all watching closely.
    By Gregory Levey October 9, 2007

  • Uncovering Gertrude and Alice

    Janet Malcolm's search for the real Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas exposes some hard truths about the duo and biography itself.
    By Christine Smallwood September 27, 2007

  • The last word on Jewish baseball players

    I'll give it to Jon Stewart and Denis Leary.
    By Joan Walsh September 4, 2007

  • I've had three miscarriages and my husband won't wear a yarmulke

    I'm struggling on too many fronts -- religion, fertility, parenting philosophy, even employment.
    By Cary Tennis August 31, 2007

  • Rethinking Israel's David-and-Goliath past

    Little-noticed details in declassified U.S. documents indicate that Israel's Six-Day War may not have been a war of necessity.
    By Sandy Tolan June 4, 2007

  • Inside America's powerful Israel lobby

    AIPAC's three-day summit included fiery evangelical oratory, adoration for Dick Cheney -- and new plans for going after Iran.
    By Gregory Levey March 16, 2007
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