“What’s currently needed is not the death-defying heroism of the French Resistance; rather, what we must avoid is the cowardice of the Vichy collaborators.” In August, Paul Barrett, whose extended family was killed by Nazis in Poland, offered a Jewish response to ICE. momentmag.com/jewish-respo...

Gerrymandering—it’s been an issue since the dawn of districts. Should it be outlawed? Political analyst @normornstein.bsky.social and Kaufman Strategies president Gale Kaufman debate. momentmag.com/should-parti...

Josh Safdie’s Marty Supreme is a fast-paced tale of mid-century Jewish hustle, scrappiness, nerve, and charisma. Chalamet’s Marty Mauser “is a smart-aleck, wise-guy, shmuck, hero, villain and king, often in one scene alone.” Sam Franzini reviews the buzzworthy flick. momentmag.com/film-review-...

“Yeah, God said to Abraham, "Kill me a son" Abe said, "Man, you must be puttin' me on"” Why @joelevy.bsky.social says Bob Dylan’s “Highway 61 Revisited” is his most Jewish work. momentmag.com/jewish-music...

Tova Mirvis never considered herself a true crime person: that changed when a friend of her ex-husband’s was murdered in 2024. Moment’s Debby Waldman interviewed Mirvis about her new book, which fictionalizes the story. momentmag.com/interview-to...

With Germany’s far-right AfD gaining steam ahead of Sunday’s election, many are wondering if Germany’s “culture of remembrance” is on the ballot. momentmag.com/in-praise-of... #Germany #Europe

When one of the most critically acclaimed films of the year was nominated for best documentary, it had yet to secure a distribution deal in the United States. #Oscars #Documentaries #Palestine #WestBank #Gaza momentmag.com/film-review-...

In the years following the establishment of Israel, more than 800,000 Jews left Arab lands and Persia. Today, their descendents are called “Mizrahim,” but the term has more baggage than many realize, both in the U.S. and Israel. momentmag.com/mizrahi-jewi... #Mizrahi #Judaism #Jewish

“If we pass away, in five, ten years, there will be no more Jewish people here.” What happened to Tajikistan’s Jewish community? Laura Robertson has more. momentmag.com/last-echoes-...

At the beginning of February, Eetta Prince-Gibson hosted a book launch with Mahmoud Muna. A week later, he was arrested, his East Jerusalem bookstores raided. “Anything they didn’t like, they took." momentmag.com/mahmoud-muna... #MiddleEast #Jerusalem #Palestine #Israel

Ye is back to his antisemitic antics. But what do these hateful outbursts–and the attention they draw–say about the longstanding taboo against antisemitism? Jordan Poltorak takes a closer look. momentmag.com/its-time-to-... #Antisemitism #Kanye #Ye

How many of these skits have you seen? See more of the top 10 ahead of #SNL50 momentmag.com/10-best-jewi...

Nadine Epstein: “The major difference between 2017 and 2025 is that we have now fully entered the strongman era in the United States, with Trump at its center.” momentmag.com/trump-bibi-p... #MiddleEast #Israel #USA #Trump #Bibi

Depictions of Jewishness on stage often fail to reflect the true diversity of American Jews: a new initiative between Theatre J and the Alliance for Jewish Theater seeks to correct that. #Arts #Culture #Theatre #Judaism momentmag.com/expanding-th...

Medical clowns have long been a part of Israeli hospitals, recognized for the psychological treatment they provide. But new research shows more potential benefit to their levity. momentmag.com/israeli-medi... #Medicine #MedicalJournalism #Science #ScienceJournalism #Israel #Psychology

Netanyahu framed his visit to Washington around his friendship and cooperation with President Trump. But with harsh words exchanged between the two during the Biden administration, can Trump rekindle their first term fire? #Bibi #Trump #Politics #Israel #USA momentmag.com/bibi-is-back...

In Anthony Julius’ contribution to @yalepress.bsky.social’s Jewish Lives Series, the Bible’s most famous patriarch is split into two halves: philosopher and servant. momentmag.com/abraham-the-...

As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its third year, Putin is utilizing a time-tested weapon: antisemitic propaganda. More from Paul Goldberg. momentmag.com/in-russia-di...

As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its third year, Putin is utilizing a time-tested weapon: antisemitic propaganda. More from Paul Goldberg. momentmag.com/in-russia-di... #Ukraine #Russia #News #Europe

As Hitler consolidated his hold on Germany, some politically conservative Jews failed to recognize the threat. More from Dan Freedman. #History #WWII #Germany #Europe #Judaism momentmag.com/hitlers-enab...

Last year, South Africa’s foreign minister declared that citizens serving in the IDF would be arrested upon reentry. What does the nation’s complex popular and legal opposition to Zionism mean for South African Jews? momentmag.com/south-africa... #SouthAfrica #Africa #Judaism #Jews #Israel

For decades, Germany’s reconciliation with its dark past was seen as a model for the world. But since the October 7 attacks, many are finding that the nation’s Culture of Remembrance has gone awry. momentmag.com/in-praise-of...

Post-war Germans could have shunned responsibility for crimes committed before they were born. They instead created a flawed but powerful remembrance movement that sought to educate the country about painful and previously hidden truths. Here's my appreciation for @momentmagazine.bsky.social

Holocaust Education was long-fought for by survivors and their families–but in changing times, where does it stand? In 2022, Moment’s Dan Freedman took a closer look. momentmag.com/the-state-of... #Holocaust #Education #Teachers #InternationalHolocaustRemembranceDay

From his sweeping wave of right-wing of executive orders to his promise to be a peacemaker: what should Jews make of Trump’s first week in office? #Politics #News #Trump #WhiteHouse momentmag.com/making-sense...

If liberals want to resist Trump’s worst impulses, they’ll need to embrace unlikely allies. More from Moment Book and Opinion Editor Amy E. Schwartz. momentmag.com/opinion-when...

My newly-published article for @momentmagazine.bsky.social, in which I investigate the healing powers of medical clowns - not just entertainers blowing up balloons, but therapists whose art accelerates healing and decreases anxiety in kids and their parents, too. momentmag.com/israeli-medi...

Nadine Epstein: With Carter gone, it’s time for the Jewish community to do some serious teshuvah. #Judaism #JimmyCarter momentmag.com/why-jews-nee...

Wise Amy Schwarz @momentmagazine.bsky.social on impacts of #antisemitism labeling overreach. "We endanger the taboo when we stretch it to cover things that actually still need arguing over, things that used to be off limits...maybe because it’s so long since we last had to marshal the arguments."

Ready or not, Trump is back in the White House in three weeks. But who’s the President bringing with him? Nathan Guttman offers an introduction to Trump’s new Middle East team. momentmag.com/trumps-middl...

Ready or not, Trump is back in the White House in three weeks. But who’s the President bringing with him? Nathan Guttman offers an introduction to Trump’s new Middle East team. momentmag.com/trumps-middl...

To most, Hanukkah is about the story of the Maccabees, who defeated the Greeks with courage, faith, and long-lasting oil. But for some, it’s also a time to celebrate Judith–a heroine who achieved her own victories with a trifecta of wit, daring, and salty cheese. momentmag.com/why-feminist...

Joe Biden may be the last Democratic President to describe himself as a Zionist. Nathan Guttman has more on his bittersweet departure. momentmag.com/is-biden-the...

Why isn’t Hanukkah anywhere in the Tanakh? momentmag.com/bible-edit-h...

Jingle Bells. Deck The Halls. Santa Claus is Coming To Town. Are any of these songs kosher? momentmag.com/jewish-child...

A Christmas story for our times? The second place winner of the Moment Magazine-Karma Foundation Short Fiction contest, Overnight Shift by Talia Blatt, tells the tragically ironic story of a young woman spending Christmas Eve working at a homeless shelter. momentmag.com/overnight-sh...

On December 10, Netanyahu’s trial for bribery, breach of trust, and fraud began. But is the Prime Minister defending himself legally, or putting on a show for the public? momentmag.com/opinion-bibi...

What happens when a Hasid is left without his sect? A new novel by Harold Langer combines mournful hasidic nigunim and soulful blues to create a heart wrenching and nostalgic tale. momentmag.com/the-last-dek...

The race between the U.S. and Nazi Germany to achieve a nuclear weapon soon became a display of the limits fascism placed on the scientific imagination. A new book, focused in part on the career of Werner Heisenberg, tells this fascinating and still-relevant story. momentmag.com/hitlers-atom...

After Assad’s fall, video on social media purported to show a 500-year-old Torah scroll found in the basement of one of the dictator’s residences. It was fake news. momentmag.com/debunked-500...

Assad has fled Syria for Moscow: but what does the dictator’s fall mean for a hostage deal in Gaza? Nathan Guttman has more. momentmag.com/with-assads-... #Syria #Assad #MiddleEast

Is Antisemitism still taboo? What does it mean for something to be “good for the Jews?” What do we lose when we ban books? We cover these questions and more in our latest issue: read it and subscribe at the link in our replies!

How Channel 14 became the equivalent of Fox News in #Israel. #MiddleEast #Media #Journalism #Channel14

“Get as much education as you can. Maybe you can’t control events, but at least you’ll have some vision about what’s going on.”- Larry Schlesinger, 103, gives his advice for the next generation. momentmag.com/wisdom-proje...

Israel’s ceasefire deal in Lebanon was not received with joy in the Israeli press, which remains focused on Gaza. momentmag.com/israeli-medi...

Should Supreme Court justices be term limited? David Tatel and Noah Feldman debate this question in our latest issue, but we want to know what you think! newsite.momentmag.com/supreme-cour...

The disappearance and death of Abu Dhabi Rabbi Zvi Kogan has unraveled serious questions about Turkey’s relationship with the West, Israel–and Hamas. momentmag.com/why-is-turke...

“I felt the need to push back, but I was uncomfortable doing it as the only Jewish person in the room.” Over a year into the Gaza war, is there any room for dissent in campus newsrooms? More from Tom Gjelten momentmag.com/dissent-in-c...

Last week, Bernie Sanders introduced three bills that would have frozen arms supplies to Israel. Did the failed legislation force Senate Democrats to take a stand? More from Nathan Guttman momentmag.com/bernie-tests...

Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton calls for #WashingtonDC to gain statehood at our Gala last week. #DCStatehood #TaxationWithoutRepresentation #Politics