Questions for the historians of the ancient Mediterranean, especially those with expertise on foodways: Who (if anyone) ate hummus in ancient Judea? When the Romans conquered a territory and integrated it into their empire, did the occupying Roman officials and soldiers adopt the local cuisine?

Na, Leute, ich habe eine Frage: Schreibt Ihr den Namen der berühmten deutsch-jüdischen Organisation „Central-Verein” oder „Centralverein”? Mit anderen Worten: mit oder ohne Bindestrich?

Question for the historians of European-US relations or historians of social movements in Europe: At the height of the Vietnam War (c. 1968-1973), there were lots of demonstrations in Europe against America’s war. Was there a mass movement for a blanket boycott of the United States and its citizens?

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I have finally finished reading Effingers, @nyrb-imprints.bsky.social. It is an absolute masterpiece. There’s so much to think about with this book. (I can also see why it was a commercial failure when it first came out in German in 1951. It was a different era in terms of social discourse.)

It’s rare that I can say this, but right now, I’m reading an advance copy of a novel, and I cannot put it down. I’m completely immersed in it. I highly recommend @nyrb-imprints.bsky.social’s English translation of Gabriele Tergit’s “Effingers,” available for purchase on November 11.

Historians of modern Europe, I have a fun question for you: What movies vividly (and reasonably accurately) depict urban life and urbanization during the Belle Epoque?

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80 years since the end of the Second World War. #OTD m.youtube.com/watch?v=slcN...

I hope to see this book published in English, despite its very niche topic. www.magnespress.co.il/en/book/Sove...

"Wir leben provisorisch, die Krise nimmt kein Ende!” -Erich Kästner, Fabian. Die Geschichte eines Moralisten

"das Wissen fing an, unzeitgemäß zu werden, der unscharfe Typus Mensch, der die Gegenwart beherrscht, hatte sich durchzusetzen begonnen." -Robert Musil, Der Mann ohne Eigenschaften

“'Etz chayim hi,' Dude, as the ex used to say.” Can anyone recommend (scholarly?) readings on Jewish identity in modern America through the lens of Coen Brothers films? (I already know the special issue of _AJS Review_ on "A Serious Man.")

Scholars: Can anyone tell me who was the first person to refer to the train station (or railway station) as "the cathedral of the nineteenth century"? I'm looking for the origins of this expression. Thanks.

If you're looking for a book to assign in a course on the Holocaust, I strongly recommend Oberbrechen: A German Village Confronts its Nazi Past. Done as a graphic history, it tells the story of the Holocaust/NS years, Holocaust memory, and Vergangenheitsaufarbeitung in one West German village.