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Painting Propaganda – Arthur Szyk

Akiva Zimmerman

Arthur Szyk fought valiantly as an officer in the Ukrainian army, but in defense of his own people, his most potent weapon was his brush. His cartoons assailed his enemies, while his patriotism found expression in richly ornamented declarat

A Novel Approach – Historical Romance

Asael Abelman

Whether by Sir Walter Scott or by Abraham Mapu, the historical novel of the 19th century played a significant part in the rise of national consciousness that changed the face of Europe. The Jews of Europe were no exception to this trend

Winning the Race – New Israel

Assaf Malach

The Christian kingdoms of medieval Europe found inspiration for their national vision in the biblical narrative of God’s chosen race In 1523, a Christian scribe copying a Russian translation of Psalms

Sacrifice in Samaria – Samaritans

Zeev H. Ehrlich

The paschal lambs are bleating on the road to Nablus. The community elders are decked out in white and the final preparations for the sacrifice on Mt. Gerizim are nearing completion. Is this what the Temple Mount is waiting for?

Columns

From the Archives | A Bonfire of Vanities

Hadassah Assouline

A sentence in the concluding prayer of every synagogue service infuriated Christians as an anti-Christian slur aimed at their messiah. An imperial decree wiped the offending words from the prayer books of Ashkenaz

Book Review | Pleasant are their Names

Elka Weber

Tell me your name and I’ll tell you where you come from. The origins and significance of Jewish names is a fast developing field of research, a rare window opening onto a world long-thought left behind

Book Review | Maimonides in His World

Shai Secunda

Maimonides in His WorldPortrait of a Mediterranean Thinker Sarah StroumsaPrinceton University Press 2009   Faced with a sophisticated yet uncomplicated gadget, the New York Times’ review of the iPad™ offers two assessments side by side – o

Film review | Inglourious Basterds

Hayuta Deutsch

Musings on history, alternative history, and theology based on the surprising final scene of Tarantino’s film. Inglourious Basterds Quentin TarantinoUSA, 2009   An SS officer arrives at a dairy farm

Preservation – Salomon’s Mill

Moshe Chaim Shapira

Very few people are aware that Gershon Salomon, the veteran activist of the Temple Mount Faithful, is the scion of an old Jerusalemite family of millers. The preservation folder of a simple-looking house in the heart of Jerusalem’s Nahlaot