Posts Tagged: Joshua Blustein
How the Hebrew Bible Helped Birth Modern Democracy
Jews brought many wonderful things to modernity, but one of the greatest Jewish breakthroughs arose due to Renaissance Christian efforts. This innovation was “republican exclusivism,”...
What Jews Owe to Christopher Columbus
I once had a meeting postponed because the client’s office was shut for Columbus Day. Irritated about rescheduling, someone asked “they still celebrate that?” Indeed,...
Jewish Americans’ Ties to Baseball Run Deep
Growing up, I knew I was going to be a Major League Baseball star, and play for the New York Yankees. The only complication I...
