Maternal Capital
by Joshua Ellison
The present is always changing but, in Russia, so is the past.
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by Olga Zondberg
This is the shortest day of the year in our neck of the woods.
How I Became Multicultural
by Yuri Slezkine
I became mostly Jewish when I became anti-Soviet.
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It wasn’t the beginning of the end. It was the beginning of the beginning.
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In Print
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Maternal Capital
The present is always changing but, in Russia, so is the past.
Posted Jan 21, 2010 by Joshua Ellison
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Seven Hours One Minute
This is the shortest day of the year in our neck of the woods.
Posted Jan 21, 2010 by Olga Zondberg
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How I Became Multicultural
I became mostly Jewish when I became anti-Soviet.
Posted Jan 21, 2010 by Yuri Slezkine
Current Issue: Moscow
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Ian Buruma on Israel
True or false: “there has ever been a source of great tension between Judaism and democracy.”
Posted Jul 27, 2010 by David Gutherz
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A Klezmiracle in Le Marais
Chances are if I asked you to give me an example of radical jewish culture, klezmer and gefilte fish would not be the first things that comes to mind.
Posted Jul 27, 2010 by David Gutherz
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Of Shylock, Ponzi schemes, and Survivors
As if it weren’t sweltering enough already, this season of New York summer theater has got a lot of Jews shvitzing under the spotlight. First, there was the Public Theater’s [...]
Posted Jul 21, 2010 by David Gutherz
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July 14: NYC event with André Aciman
Join us for a conversation with celebrated author André Aciman. Together we will explore a provocative question: Is New York the Diaspora?
Posted Jun 16, 2010 by Habitus
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Sh’ma Magazine on the Diaspora
Habitus editor Joshua Ellison has written an essay for the latest edition of Sh’ma, which is devoted to life in the Diaspora. The whole issue is worth your attention, so please visit them here.
Posted May 10, 2010 by Habitus
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VIDEO: Ilan Stavans and Marcelo Brodsky: Once 9:53 – a fotonovela
Stavans and Brodsky have shared an early draft of their book with Habitus, and in the video below speak about their work on on the project, their reasons for reexamining the AMIA bombing, and their enduring affection for the fotonovela.
Posted Apr 28, 2010 by Habitus
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