Posts Tagged: Hannah Arendt
‘The Lions’ Den’: A Crucial Examination of Zionism and the Left That Falls Short
The first thing to say about Susie Linfield’s The Lions' Den is that it's an excellent book on a burning topic. Anyone with even a...
New Eichmann Film Puts the Lie to Hannah Arendt’s ‘Banality of Evil’
One of the most notorious lines -- and lies -- that grew out of the trial of Adolph Eichmann for his important role in the...
Hannah Arendt Was Wrong — but Also Right
Hannah Arendt (1906–1975), the German-born American political theorist, was a regarded as a major influential thinker. In her day, she was the symbol of liberal intellectuality, and lionized...
Lessons From the Holocaust Should Inform Netanyahu Speech Debate
Once again it seems that Jews never learn! German-born Jewish refugee and political theorist Hannah Arendt remains one of the most controversial public figures of her...
Why It’s So Easy for Liberal Jews to Judge Israel
It never fails. Whenever Israel fights a war with Hamas in Gaza, you can be sure of a few things: The world media will condemn...
Hannah Arendt ‘Banality of Evil’ Theory on Eichmann Revisited On Screen
JNS.org - Fifty years after Hannah Arendt came out with her controversial book, "Eichmann In Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil," a new...
Through the Glass Darkly
Over the past year and pouring through every screen available, has been an unrelenting cascade and a succession of horrors, each in their ...
New Film About Hannah Arendt Explores Controversy Surrounding Her “Banality of Evil” Theory (VIDEO)
A new biopic on Jewish philosopher Hannah Arendt was officially released in Germany this week. The film is receiving rave reviews. The film revolves around Arendt's...
