“Where Judaism Differed” Reflections on a Recent Work by Jakob J. Petuchowski Useful as the phrase "Judeo-Christian tradition" is in referring to common religious ground, we must not lose sight of Judaism's…
Cedars of Lebanon: Duties of the Heart by Bahya ibn Pakuda Excerpts from the writings of Bahya Ibn Pakuda.
Khrushchev’s Russia: The Durability of Soviet Despotism by Bertram D. Wolfe Observations on change and permanency in the Soviet totalitarian system.
Khrushchev’s Russia: The Permanent Revolution Is On Again by Richard Lowenthal What does the Khrushchev purge imply and forebode about the ultimate fate of Soviet Russian despotism?
The Study of Man: Can There Be a General Science of Man? by Stuart Hampshire A discussion of social science.
Counter-Weapons in Atom War by Our Readers Letters in response to Hans J. Morgenthau's June 1957 piece, "Atomic Force and Foreign Policy."
Czechoslovakia: The Careful SatelliteThe Land of Schweik by Peter Schmid Khrushchev's visit to Prague underlines the importance of Czechoslovakia, one of Russia's most docile satellites.
Exhibit at Jewish Museum by Our Readers Letters in response to Cecil Roth's June 1957 piece, "The Art and Craft of Jewish Collecting."
Israel and Soviet Russia by Our Readers An exchange between Walter Laqueur and readers on his June 1957 piece, "Israel Back to Normal."
New Blocks for Old in the Middle EastAnti-Nasserism Is Not Enough by Ray Alan A discussion of the emergence of the anti-Nasser bloc.
Prize Stories 1957: The O. Henry Awards, selected and edited by Paul Engle; The Best American Short Stories of 1956, edited by M by Robert Langbaum
Racial War in the SouthA Test of the American Charater by Samuel Lubell An appraisal of the depth of Southern opposition to desegregation.
Reports from West Germany by Our Readers Letters in response to Léon Poliakov's June 1957 article, "European Anti-Semitism East and West."
The Roots of American Communism, by Theodore Draper; The I.W.W., by Paul Brissenden by Maurice Goldbloom
What Made Hitler by Our Readers An exchange between Solomon Bloom and readers on his May 1957 piece, "The Peasant Caesar."