Cedars of Lebanon: The Holy by Franz Rosenzweig Rosenzweig tells us what it is that one sees when one sees with faith—not so much what the faith is.
The Jewish Writer and the English Literary Tradition: A Symposium-Part II by James Grossman The editors of COMMENTARY asked twenty writers to discuss their reactions, as writers and readers, to the continuing presence of…
From the American Scene: The Service of the Temple by Grace Goldin Reba Grossinger was one of the wealthiest women in Stillwater Falls.
The Shooting on the Moehlstrasse:Is It Nazi Anti-Semitism All Over Again? by Norbert Muhlen In August the world press excitedly reported that the Moehlstrasse in Munich had been the scene of the “worst anti-Semitic…
On the Horizon: Adam and Eve on Delancey Street by Isaac Rosenfeld It is months now that a crowd, several rows deep, has been gathering at the window of an East Side…
The Study of Man: Philosophy’s Future in Our Scientific Age by John Dewey Few persons today would deny that philosophy has greatly declined in esteem and influence since the time when it was…
A Dialogue of Two Histories:“Jewish Contributions to America” in a New Light by Commentary Bk Apologists of Judaism in recent years, in a frenetic search for identities, have dulled their vision of what is distinctive…
Academic Integrity and Academic Freedom:How to Deal with the Fellow-Travelling Professor by Sidney Hook The current discussion of the question whether members of the Communist party should be permitted to teach in our schools…
American Zionism at an Impasse:A Movement in Search of a Program by Arthur Hertzberg My Grandfather was not a Zionist, and yet my first experience of Zionism was an act of identification with him—and…
From Little Nemo to Li’l Abner:Comic Strips as Present-Day American Folklore by Heinz Politzer On the heels of the Truman election came the publication of Al Capp's Life and Times of the Shmoo.
Gathering Storm in U.S.-Israeli Relations:The Issues Behind the Conflict by Hal Lehrman Inside Israel a visitor needs only to look around to persuade himself that it is academic to discuss taking back…
