Jerold Auerbach
ARTICLES BY: Jerold Auerbach
Lamentation Postscript
The lamentations of Tisha b’Av, commemorating the destruction of the ancient Temples, have concluded. Solomon’s Temple, built in the 10th century BCE, was destroyed by...
Another ‘Ashamed’ Jew Bares Her Soul
Once upon a time, self-hating Jews flourished in the American diaspora, not only frightened of their own shadows but ready to appease enemies – ranging...
Zionism as Americanism?
A curious coincidence: with Judge Merrick Garland’s nomination to the Supreme Court on indefinite hold in the Senate pending the November election results comes a...
The True Heirs of Zionism
The photo is striking: a solitary Jewish settler, wearing a kippa, is standing alone on a hilltop overlooking the Palestinian village of Duma. It was...
Repetition and Avoidance at The New York Times
Six years ago, The New York Times published a poignant six-column report (March 10, 2010) by Isabel Kirshner about the eviction of a Palestinian family from...
Hanukkah Memories
Any holiday celebrated with chocolate coins became my instant boyhood favorite. Years before my bar mitzvah I was eager for Hanukkah, when eight nights of...
Which ‘Times’ Should You Read?
Last week, two young Americans were murdered in terrorist attacks, one in Israel and the other in France. Ezra Schwartz, an 18-year-old from Sharon, Mass., was...
A Phony Blame Game at The New York Times
Prime Minister Netanyahu’s White House visit may or may not – most likely the latter – resolve his toxic disagreements with President Obama. But even...
Jewish-Arab Unity Against Israel at The New York Times
Next week’s Shabbat Torah reading will be Chaye Sarah, recounting Abraham’s purchase of the Machpelah cave in Hebron from Ephron the Hittite as the burial...
Bibi’s Bluster — and Blunder?
According to his legions of liberal critics, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suffers, among other political ailments, from a severe case of foot-in-mouth disease. Their current...
History and Mendacity
Anyone who believes Voltaire’s familiar adage that history never repeats itself invariably confronts Karl Marx’s challenge that history does exactly that: “first as tragedy, then...
What You Need to Ignore
On Thursday CNN issued a report entitled “Israeli-Palestinian Violence: What You Need To Know.” In standard liberal tropes it attempted to explain the current demise...
Deja Vu All Over Again at The New York Times
As the wise sage Yogi Berra proclaimed, life often is “déjà vu all over again.” He probably was not thinking of The New York Times...
Thomas Friedman’s Hectoring Yom Kippur Sermon
The pundit’s hectoring sermon, appearing in the New York Times on Yom Kippur, began as a movie review. Thomas Friedman pitched a new Israeli film,...
