From the American Scene: Seven Men in Search of a Rabbi by S. T. Hecht As Chairman of the Rabbinical Committee, an honor no one else had wanted, I rose to report on my reconnoiterings…
The Prospects for Peace with the Soviets: Can We Negotiate a Settlement Now? by Commentary Bk The less freedom of choice we have in a situation, the more tempted we are to indulge in exercises of…
The Study of Man: The “Old Country” Way of Life by Moshe Decter Apparently, nothing less than its recent bloody extinction could bring the existence of the shtetl—“the Jewish little town of Eastern…
British Socialism’s Crisis of Faith:The Bankruptcy That Comes of Success by Irwin Ross The British Labor party, it is fair to say, suffers from the exhaustion that often comes with success.
In Israel’s Green Pastures:Four Tales by a Reflective Shepherd by A. A. Davidson Maury Nissim was a small, trim, dark-blond fellow whom I knew slightly in France before I went to Israel.
Lebanon: Israel’s Friendliest Neighbor:A Middle East Microcosm-with a Difference by Ray Alan There was the suddent pregnant hush that falls over most Arab gatherings when Israel is mentioned.
Movies Aren’t Movies Any More:The Art of Gimp Takes Over by Manny Farber Somebody once told me, no doubt inaccurately, that lady golfers in the Victorian era used a certain gimmick that went…
On the Horizon: A Code of Honor for a Mutinous Era by Commentary Bk An examination of Herman Wouk's Pulitzer Prize novel, The Caine Mutiny.
Orthodox Judaism Moves with the Times:The Creativity of Tradition by Emanuel Rackman Can there ever be anything new in Orthodoxy? Does not Orthodoxy believe that what was, should always be?
The Diary of Anne Frank-II:First Love—and Finis by Anne Frank Editorial Note: Here we conclude the diary of Anne Frank, which we began in our last month's issue.
The Kremlin’s Terms to the West:Politburo Foreign Policy from the Inside by Boris Meissner Let there be no doubt about it: in the Soviet Union, final decisions rest with the Vojd (Russian for Führer)…
