Bound Together by Law
November 4, 2016
Jessica M. Marglin— Terrorism; attacks on a kosher supermarket in Paris; fights over who can pray on the Temple Mount, known in Arabic as the Haram al-Sharif. When we juxtapose… READ MORE
Tag: Judaism
Catholic Anxiety and Jewish Protest in the Age of Revolutions
November 1, 2016
Kenneth Stow— In 1749, a young Jewish girl of Rome, the eighteen-year-old Anna del Monte, was kidnapped and taken to the Catecumeni, the Roman House of Converts. She had been… READ MORE
The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization: An Interview with Felix Posen
May 6, 2015
The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization will be a ten-volume collection of 3,000 years of Jewish literature, artwork, and artifacts. We sat down with Felix Posen, who conceived the… READ MORE
Hymnals and Haggadot: Six Books for Easter and Passover
April 5, 2015
This weekend is an important one for many as Jews give thanks for their freedom from slavery and Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Whether you’re attending a Seder,… READ MORE
Albert Einstein: Scientist, Pacifist, Zionist
March 17, 2015
Steven Gimbel— When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke to a joint meeting of the US Congress, one could almost see the ghost of Albert Einstein in the room. Netanyahu… READ MORE
David and Moses: The Men, the Myths, the Legends
December 19, 2014
David Wolpe— David represents one strand of the Jewish tradition, one that these days causes so much pride and angst and generates so much news. Jewish religious history is divided,… READ MORE
What SUP From Your Favorite University Presses, July 25, 2014
July 25, 2014
Welcome to our weekly roundup of news from university presses! Once again, there is a lot to share this week from our fellow academic publishing houses and much to learn… READ MORE
Our Texts are Palatial: Words from Amos Oz and Fania Oz-Salzberger
April 14, 2014
Follow @faniaoz Jews and Words is a book that celebrates the written word with a very particular voice that grew out of a lifetime of father-daughter conversations between co-authors Amos… READ MORE
Michael Makovsky named Sami Rohr Prize Finalist
December 12, 2007
Michael Makovsky, author of Churchill’s Promised Land: Zionism and Statecraft, has been named one of five finalists for this year’s Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature. The Jewish Book Council,… READ MORE
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