Opinion
Turkey’s Erdogan Makes a Risky Regional Power Bid
Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s relations with his US and European allies are strained over unilateral Turkish...
A Jewish Tale of Surviving Coronavirus
Eli Schwebel, 40, a well-known Jewish singer from Brooklyn, worked hard to lose more than...
Corona, Crises and Conspiracies
It is as predictable as day follows night. A crisis erupts -- pandemic, financial, security...
National Anxieties and Doomsday Scenarios in HBO’s ‘Plot Against America’
JNS.org - Improbable as it may seem during a global pandemic, HBO is airing a...
Jews, African-Americans and Communism in Harlem
Before World War I, German sociologist Max Weber argued that “the Protestant ethic” had engendered...
Quarantining the Body While Liberating the Soul
These are the times that try parents’ souls. How do we keep our spirits up and...
Saudi Arabia and Iran Both Persecute Religious and Ethnic Minorities
Arch rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran both violate the rights of religious and ethnic minorities....
Amid Coronavirus, the Danger — and Promise — of the Internet
The identification and isolation of individuals infected and quarantined with coronavirus (COVID-19), as well as...
Antisemitism Is Thriving, and Coronavirus Will Fuel Its Growth
I got called a lampshade on Twitter the other night. I was called this hateful epithet...
How We Respond to Coronavirus Will Define Us
First and foremost, it is my sincerest hope and prayer that you are all feeling...
China, Iran and the Spread of Coronavirus
From Biblical times through the Nazi Holocaust, to the present suffering in northeast Nigeria, to...
The Plague and a God of Absolute Freedom
Our current predicament, faced with a pandemic whose sudden appearance and terrible toll confuses and...
Turkey’s Intervention in Syria Could Bring Down Erdogan and Iran
Turkey’s war with the Assad regime in Syria brings to mind the words of the...
