Alexander in Jerusalem,Yoma

On Kislev 21 of the year 3448 from creation 313 BCE, there occurred the historic meeting between Shimon HaTzaddik and Alexander (‘the Great”) of Macedonia. The Samarians, bitter enemies of the Jews, had convinced Alexander that the Jews’ refusal to place his image in their Temple was a sign of rebellion against his sovereignty and […]

The Kindness of the Hangman: Even in Hell, There is Hope

The Kindness of the Hangman: Even in Hell, There Is Hope by Henry Oster, Dexter Ford A young German boy’s true story of tragedy and triumph, from the depths of despair in Auschwitz and Buchenwald to an extraordinary life in America. Henry Oster was just five years old when Adolf Hitler seized power in Germany. […]

Adorno on Politics after Auschwitz

Adorno on Politics after Auschwitz by Gary A. Mullen, Books on Google In the minds of many critical theorists, Theodor W. Adorno epitomizes the failure of critical theory to provide any concrete guidance for political practice. His name is almost synonymous with the retreat of the progressive intellectual from the creeping totalitarianism of contemporary mass […]