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Martin Luther King’s Fake Quote on Osama’s Death
After the death of Osama bin Laden was announced, this quote from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., began circulating:“I mourn ...
Testifying for the Holocaust
Last week, Deborah Lipstadt wrote about eerie anniversaries and Hannah Arendt. Her posts have been appearing as a part of Jewish Book ...
Liveblogging bin Laden’s Death
Osama bin Laden is dead. Just to let you know, if you live under a rock or in a Luddite ...
Never Ever?
Jewish ladies, we have to talk. Apparently on OkCupid, more than 20% of you are claiming that you’ve never masturbated. ...
Civilized Discourse
Do the Zionist left and Zionist right really have to keep demonizing each other? (Forward)Says Rabbi Reuven Hammer “I am ...
Wise Fridays: Playing Favorites
“A man should never single out one of his children for favored treatment, for because of two extra coins’ worth ...
Hannah Arendt and the Eichmann Trial
On Monday, Deborah Lipstadt wrote about eerie anniversaries. She is the author of the new book The Eichmann Trial.I have ...
April 11th: An Eerie Confluence of Dates
Deborah Lipstadt’s most recent book, The Eichmann Trial, is now available. She will be blogging all week for the Jewish Book Council ...
The Best Thing I Read This Pesach
If you don’t have enough to do this Passover, let us help — you can read some erotic poetry, learn about ...
Righting Wrongs
Ealier this week, Austin Ratner wrote about Hillel sandwiches and patricide, photography, and Audrey Hepburn. His first book, The Jump Artist, is the ...
Defending Justin Bieber
Say it aint so Justin! Or better yet, never say never Justin!You know Justin Bieber, right? The greatest singer alive? ...