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World Jewry: In-Depth Reports
Message from the Editor
The current issue of the Jewish Political Studies Review brings the reader a selection of articles which deal with a wide range of issues and ideas. Read More »
Georges Bensoussan, Hijacking the History of the Destruction of the Jews of Europe
Despite the occasional lack of rigor and tendency toward repetition, L’histoire confisquée provides much food for thought, but little hope. Read More »
Why a New Academic Discipline of Post-Holocaust Studies Should Be Established and What Its Content Should Be
Post-Holocaust studies is a huge field of study that merits becoming a defined, formal area of study. Read More »
Why Post-Holocaust Studies Are Important to Societies Today
The subject of genocide overshadows the very important impact the Holocaust has made on post-war societies. Read More »
The Revival of British Jewry
British Jewry in the 21st century is more buoyant than expected. Read More »
Jacques Picard, Jacques Revel, Michael P. Steinberg and Idith Zertal, eds., Makers of Jewish Modernity: Thinkers, Artists, Leaders and the World They Made
This book is about Jewish modernity insofar as it is a “dimension” of the contemporary world at large. Read More »
John-Paul Himka and Joanna Beata Michlic, eds., Bringing the Dark Past to Light: The Reception of the Holocaust in Post-Communist Europe
Bringing the Dark Past to Light offers many examples of the manipulation of history and its impact upon numerous aspects of daily life. Read More »
Making the Case for Israel: The U.S. Presidential Elections, American Jewry, and Israel
Annual Memorial Lecture in honor of Professor Daniel J. Elazar, z“l,
Founding President of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs Read More »
Tricia Miller, Jews and Anti-Judaism in Esther and the Church
Anti-Judaism in the different versions of the book of Esther; the interpretation of Esther by Christian thinkers; and the hatred of Jews, Zionism and Israel Read More »
End of the Sarkozy Era and François Fillon’s Return to Gaullist Values
Do primaries reflect a French turn to the Right? Read More »
Reflections on the U.S. Presidential Election and its Implications for American Jewry and the State of Israel
American democracy with all of its complexities continues to serve the nation well. Read More »
Why the Jewish Vote Matters in 2016
Jewish leaders used to insist that there was no such thing as “Jewish politics” in the United States: listen to Prof. Jonathan D. Sarna, Professor of American Jewish History at Brandeis University explain why the Jewish vote plays an important role in the 2016 elections. Read More »
Jews and American Politics:
Historical Ideals and Contemporary Realities
Jewish leaders used to insist that there was no such thing as “Jewish politics” in the United States: it does not exist and should not exist. The historical record going all the way back to Abraham Lincoln paints a different picture. Focusing on presidential elections, this lecture will survey Jewish politics in the United States from the Civil War to the present. Read More »
Collaboration with the Third Reich: The Wider Historical Debate and the Role of Hajj Amin al-Husseini, Mufti of Jerusalem
How the problem of collaboration and awareness of the Holocaust have been purged from the collective memories of the countries of Europe. Read More »
Jewish Identities in Postmodern Societies
Is being Jewish a matter of culture, religion, belonging to a nation or to a community? Or is it also something else? Read More »