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Vol. 034 Issue 003 (May 1 2009)
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••Cover Page••
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••Contents••
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FROM THE EDITOR
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Epstein, Nadine
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FROM THE EDITOR NADINE EPSTEIN Roxana Saberi is not the only journalist persecuted in Iran. Others include Hossein Derakhshan, who sparked Iran's blogging revolution and is reported to be charged...
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CONTRIBUTORS
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CONTRIBUTORS Theodore Bikel (“Laughing with Tears”) is an actor, activist, singer, musician and Yiddishist. His one-man show is Sholom Aleichem: Laughter Through Tears. Jeremy Gillick (“Can...
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LETTERS
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LETTERS Eric Cantor does not accept the creation of a Palestinian state. He seems oblivious to the fact that other parents’ sons will die in the endless cycle of wars that will continue if his...
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THE "PRO-ISRAEL" SMEAR CAMPAIGN
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Alterman, Eric
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OPINION ERIC ALTERMAN The “Pro-Israel” Smear Campaign In the United States, discussing the power of both Jews and pro-Israel hawks—an overlapping but not identical group of people—is an extremely...
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NETANYAHU: THE RIGHT LEADER FOR THE RIGHT TIME
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Frum, David
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OPINION DAVID FRUM Netanyahu: The Right Leader for the Right Time During Benjamin Netanyahu's first prime ministership, he governed well within the Israeli establishment consensus. He will likely...
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SHAKING UP JEWISH RITUAL
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POGREBIN, LETTY COTTIN
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OPINION LETTY COTTIN POGREBER Shaking Up Jewish Ritual Bernie left instructions that he be cremated. He knew Jewish law requires interment, but he preferred that his remains not take up space in...
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A WORLD WITHOUT JEWS
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May, Clifford D.
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OPINION CLIFFORD D. MAY A World Without Jews The Nazi goal was a Europe without Jews. The militant Islamist goal is a Middle East without Jews. Is it really so far-fetched to perceive...
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THE BALFOUR THE DECLARATION
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HISTORY BOX The Balfour Behind the Declaration “The Jews are the most gifted race that mankind has seen since the Greeks of the fifth century,” said Arthur James Balfour. “They have been exiled,...
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ART IN THE TIME OF (ECONOMIC) CRISIS
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ART WATCH Art in the Time of (Economic) Crisis An unexpected outcry from the media, philanthropic community, art world and university students erupted when Brandeis University announced plans last...
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FLASH POINT IN THE CULTURE WARS
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JEWISH WORD Flash Point in the Culture Wars “Secular” is a fightin’ word in America’s culture wars. From conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh to Orthodox Rabbi Daniel Lapin, author of...
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HOW SHOULD JEWS TREAT THEIR ARAB NEIGHBORS?
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ASK THE RABBIS How Should Jews Treat Their Arab Neighbors? Independent Although we need to take every precaution against fanatical Muslim Arab terrorism in and outside our homeland, we need to...
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NEW TOUGH POLITICAL COMPASSIONATE WOMAN
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Greenberger, Scott S.
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New tough Political compassionate Woman Debbie Wasserman Schultz is Florida’s first Jewish congresswoman. The self-made politician has risen rapidly through the ranks of the Democratic Party...
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POEM
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Kurshan, Ilana
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THE CREAK OF THE DOORS LEADING IN TO THE TEMPLE A free translation of a Talmudic passage in B. Yoma 39b The creak of the doors leading in to the Temple —The intimate chamber, the Holy of...
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GALLERY
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GALLERY George Washington's Letter to Newpoit, Rhode Island, ,-lehiew ( oiigieiiation Not long after George Washington was elected Arrsrica's first president in 1789, he wrote a now-legendary...
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CAN ISRAEL'S ELECTORAL SYSTEM BE FIXED?
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Gillick, Jeremy
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Can Israel's electoral system be fixed? Jeremy Gillick Try as he might, David Ben-Gurion could not reform Israel’s electoral system, which gives extraordinary power to small parties. Today, a new...
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MADAGASCAR AN ALMOST JEWISH HOMELAND
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Rovner, Adam
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Madagascar An almost Jewish homeland Adam Rovner They say that in Madagascar trees eat people, giant birds carry off elephants and crocodiles wear jewelry. I start to think these fables...
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PUBLISH-A-KID CONTEST
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PUBLISH-A-KID Moment’s 2009 Publish-A-Kid Contest Every year, Moment asks kids ages nine to 13 to write reviews of their favorite books. Our winners this year are Chaya Sara Oppenheim, Melissa...
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INTERVIEW: JERRY SPINELLI
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Epstein, Nadine
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Interview Jerry Spinelli Award-winning author of Milkweed, Maniac Magee, Stargirl and other children’s books Jerry Spinelli is one of the nation’s most beloved children’s authors. In 2001, at...
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INTERVIEW: PETER SINGER
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Abram, Kerry
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YOU CAN SAVE THE WORLD Interview Peter Singer Bioethicist and author of The Life You Can Save: Acting Now to End World Poverty Peter Singer, hailed as “the world’s most influential living...
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YOU CAN SAVE THE WORLD CONTEST
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Moment’s 2009 You Can Save the World Contest “What can you do to motivate social activism and involvement amongst your friends and schoolmates? ” was the question that Moment posed in our annual...
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JEWISH AMERICAN HERITAGE GUIDE
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JEWISH AMERICAN HERITAGE GUIDE In recognition of May as Jewish American Heritage Month, Moment is delighted to present, with the generous support of Taj Hotels, Resorts and Palaces, this first...
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THE GIVING GUIDE
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theGIVING guide A SPECIAL ADVERTORIAL SECTION AMERICAN ASSOCIATES OF BEN-GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV a A world leader in sustainable development long before it became fashionable, Ben Gurion...
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THE MOSTLY SWEET TALE OF JEWS AND CHOCOLATE
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TALK OF THE TABLE The Mostly Sweet Tale of Jews and Chocolate Convinced he would encounter Jewish traders on his 1492 journey, Christopher Columbus brought along a Jew as a Hebrew interpreter....
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THE OLDEST JEWISH AMERICAN COOKBOOK
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The Oldest Jewish American Cookbook Before Martha Stewart and Heloise, there was Esther Jacobs Levy’s 1871 Jewish Cookery Book—-On Principles of Economy, Adapted for Jewish Housekeepers, With the...
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LAUGHING WITH TEARS
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Bikel, Theodore
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BOOK REVIEWS Laughing with Tears Theodore Bikel Wandering Stars By Sholem Aleichem Translated by Aliza Shevrin Penguin Group 2009, $29.95, pp. 425 Of all the Yiddish writers, no one has been...
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A HIDEOUS HERO
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Weisberg, Richard H.
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BOOK REVIEWS A Hideous Hero Richard H. Weisberg The Kindly Ones By Jonathan Littell Translated by Charlotte Mandell McClelland & Stewart 2009, $29.99, pp. 992 To situate this stunning novel in...
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GERMAN RESPONSE TO THE KINDLY ONES
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Goldman, A. J.
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German Response to The Kindly Ones A.J. Goldmann BERLIN, GERMANY — In Germany, the memory of the Holocaust is carefully guarded. From Berlin’s new memorial commemorating the gay victims of...
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MURDER (AND MARRIAGE) DURING THE CIVIL WAR
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Offit, Sidney
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BOOK REVIEWS Murder (and Marriage) During the Civil War Sidney Offit All Other Nights By Dara Horn W.W. Norton and Co. 2009, $24.95, pp. 384 This has been a vintage year for Civil War buffs....
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THE BOOK GUIDE
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MOMENT MAGAZINE the BOOKgu ide Please order books by using the contact information below, or visit, your local or online retailer LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: THE BIBLE Jonathan Goldstein Wouldn’t it...
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BOOK BRIEFS
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BOOK BRIEFS JEWS IN PARIS UNDER GERMAN OCCUPATION THE JOURNAL OF HELENE BERR The story seems surprisingly ordinary at first, as the 21 -year-old English literature student tells of going to...
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