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HISTORY
The Rise and Fall of 'Judapest'
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Jews were once the drivers of modernization in Hungary’s capital, dominating its cultural and economic life. Then disaster struck
Deconstructing Mengele
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What made the German doctor a byword for evil? Could it have been a misguided quest for knowledge?
The Baghdad Taipans
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How two Sephardi Jewish families helped create the business hubs of Hong Kong and Shanghai during the sunset years of colonial empires
Chronicles of Heartache
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A sweeping new history of changing Jewish fortunes in Europe cannot but be an account of trials and tribulations. And some progress too
The Making of a Jewish Villain
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In his day Joseph ‘Jud Süss’ Oppenheimer was many things to many people, but he was largely a victim of his own success
Looters of Learning
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The Nazis set out to destroy the literary legacy of Jews and other 'undesirables.' But they were also eager to learn from them
A Traitor in Budapest
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Rudolf Kasztner, a celebrated rescuer of his fellow Jews in WWII, was not a hero but an unscrupulous Nazi collaborator
Zion in the Taiga
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The Stalinist project of building a Jewish homeland in the Russian Far East didn’t turn out well for local Jews. No surprise there
Hitler's Vile Cretins
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In power the Nazi war criminals were masters of life and death for millions. In captivity they were petty and pathetic
Lines in the Sand
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A new book serves as a corrective to the popular view that all the ills of the Middle East are the fault of Zionists and Western imperialists
Stasis of Belligerence
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The Arab-Israeli conflict has never really been about land; it has been about ideology and religion
The Swastika and the Crescent
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The Nazis went all out in courting Muslims during the war. The malignant legacy of their efforts is still with us
Hitler's Harpies
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After WWII, German women were depicted as having been victims of the Third Reich. In fact, many of them played integral parts in war crimes
Knee-Jerk Anti-Zionism
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Jews have played a vital role in the history of the political left from the beginning. But that hasn't been a boon to the Jewish state. Quite the opposite
Jerusalem the Bloody
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In the Holy City’s long and topsy-turvy history piety was never far away from bigotry and bloodshed
The Kaiser’s Jihad
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Wilhelm II’s ill-starred attempt to reshape the Middle East sowed the seeds of fanaticism and mayhem
Blood Money
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A German chemical giant’s willingness to aid the Nazis led to healthy profits and mass murder
Space Über Alles
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A German rocket scientist behind the US space program had plenty of skeletons in his closet from his wartime role
‘You Were Born to Die for Germany’
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The Nazis’ brutal policies claimed the lives of 13 million children during WWII
Hitler Strikes Again... in Print
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The Fuhrer treats us to another round of his noxious rants in his 'Second Book.' It's 'Mein Kampf' all over again
Smelted Away
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A train, laden with the looted wealth of Jewish victims of the Holocaust, disappeared into the night
RELIGION
Pining for the Almighty
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A Jewish atheist makes a case for God. It isn't a particularly strong one
The Tribe of Scribes
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Jewish nationhood was perhaps created not by kings and prophets but the anonymous authors of the Bible
Otherworldly Matters
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Beliefs in heaven and hell evolved from humble origins in the Hebrew Bible to flamboyant Christian visions of them
Out of Eden
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Two authors set about trying to tease new meaning out of the age-old story of Adam and Eve. The results are mixed
Desperately Seeking God
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After his spiritual quest, an American author ends up being as wracked by doubt as he was at the outset. Who can blame him?
Captivated by the Scrolls
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A scholar’s lifelong fascination with the ancient documents found in caves at the Dead Sea is a testament to their enduring appeal
In Defense of Unreason
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In propagating her case for God, a religious scholar leaves us none the wiser with her mishmash of erudition and obscurantism
Compromising Faith
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Religions become more tolerant not through revelation from on high but through peacemeal moral progress
The Ark Continent
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A British scholar claims to have located the elusive biblical relic in a museum in Africa. I won’t buy it
Defending the Harlot Queen
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Jezebel, Jezebel you shameless “painted harlot,” thy name is one with vice, treachery and depravity. Wanton lust, too. But should it be?
The Bible Revisited
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How Jewish and Christian ideas of the Bible evolved over three millennia, for better or worse
Apes and the Origins of Religion
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How an apelike creature – us – developed into a species that sings the praise of God
What Would Moses Do?
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Doing the right thing should be its own reward. That’s what Moses would say, a rabbi insists
Paul the Turncoat
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The 'Apostle to the Gentiles' turned an obscure Jewish movement into a global faith. Should we be grateful? (Hint: no)
Throwing the Book at the Church
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Daniel Goldhagen’s insistence that the swastika over Auschwitz was just a crooked cross isn’t borne out by the evidence
Defending Islam
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An imam fudges certain tenets of his faith in an effort to prove that Islam needs no reformation
SOCIETY AND POLITICS
Jerusalem Quartered
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A British author laments the state of affairs in the Old City under Israeli rule. Does he have a point?
Misguided fellow travelers
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Jewish thinkers like Hannah Arendt and Noam Chomsky don’t deserve their reputation as astute observers of Israel
Of Jews and Bolsheviks
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The 20th century saw the rise of a new blood libel. It led to the Holocaust and remains with us to this day
The Facts of the Matter
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Setting the record straight on the Israeli-Arab conflict is a needful task. An American author sets out to do so
Mind Games
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The storied friendship of Israel’s two most famous psychologists can make for an arresting tale. Or a bit of a mess
Enemies of the State
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Virulent denunciations of Israel by Jews have a long and sordid history. The denigrators may have changed, but the slanders haven't
When David Became Goliath
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The relentless campaign to recast Israel as a mighty Goliath places it in grave danger. That's just how its enemies like it
Loathing Zion Liberally
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How has much of the political left gone from opposing anti-Semitism to actively encouraging it by demonizing the Jewish state?
A Superhero from the Shtetl
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Thanks to Superman's teenage creators, underneath the Man of Steel's impeccably WASP-ish exterior lurks a distinctly Jewish persona
The Sixth Pillar: Jew Hatred
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Israel has become a central element in a collective obsessional delusion across the Muslim world. That has not been much to the latter's benefit
The Guided Jewish Tour
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An American travel writers journeys from Vietnam to Tahiti to Cuba. That's an enviable itinerary. Alas, he fails to take us along for the ride
Not So Kosher in China
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In a lighthearted fish-out-of-water tale an innocent abroad finds himself in turns puzzling over cultural oddities and being exasperated by them
Hostile Europe
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The Old Continent is a morally spent force, now bashing Israel, now appeasing Islamist supremacists
Anger Management
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Israel’s anti-terror tactics have not always been salutary. But they haven’t been all that unjustified, either
Rites of Passage
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A Jewish scholar reflects on his lifelong quest to find meaning in oriental mysticism and reconcile it with his ancestral faith
A Loon with a View
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Most terrorists aren’t crazy, poor, or all that desperate. And defeating them will take a good while yet
The Artist as a Vile Man
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This tale of a creative man with no scruples seeks to show what happens when career trumps conscience. Too bad, the book doesn’t work
Houdini’s Secrets
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The great magician’s life was even more secretive and mysterious than we thought
Wandering Jew
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An American author sets out in search of the spiritual roots of Judaism by travelling to God’s birthplace