Cedars of Lebanon: Yom Kippur in Elberfeld by Else Lasker-Schueler There is not a Jew who does not think of his parents on this day, the holiest of the year.
From the American Scene: Garment Center Success by Commentary Bk Alex Marcus is a short, thick-shouldered man in his late forties with an air of jauntiness suggested by his springy…
On the Horizon: Exhibiting the Family of Man by Hilton Kramer On February 22, 1955, six thousand people spent the damp, gray afternoon of Washington's Birthday looking at a photography exhibition…
The Study of Man: Nazism on the Assembly Line by Commentary Bk What is a book? We cannot hope that it shall aways fulfill John Milton's vision.
America’s Two Zionist Traditions:Brandeis and Weizmann by Judd L. Teller Feeling the strong pressure of Israel to fulfill their Zionist duty and provide immigrants to Israel in substantial numbers, American…
Art Worth Celebrating:Two Tercentenary Shows of Jewish Painting and Sculpture by William Schack For half a century Jewish artists have played an important, even a pioneer, role in American art, yet the question…
Changing Alignments in the Middle East:How Basic Is the Israeli-Arab Conflict? by George Lichtheim On July 1, 1955, the Jerusalem Post, Israel's English-language daily, which frequently speaks with the voice of authority, printed a…
Our Broken Promise to the Refugees:Unsmiling Goddess of Liberty by James Rorty “I kind of feel,” said Senator Hubert Humphrey, “that if we amend this act, the Statue of Liberty—the Goddess of…
Re-Viewing the Russian Movies:The Person vs. Politics by Robert S. Warshow Six of the famous movies of the Russian Revolution have been shown recently in New York.
The Jewish Mission to the Nations:Should Modern Judaism Try to Win Souls? by Jakob J. Petuchowski Some time ago a call for conversions to Judaism was issued from the floor of Reform's Central Conference of American…
The Rabbi of Minsk:Lonely Survivor of a Great Jewish Past by Andrew Meisels The Rabbi of Minsk is a small, stout man with a round, almost jolly face. His gray beard flows over…
