JEWS
The Iranian Government Erected a Monument to Make Nice with Its Jewish Citizens
Jews in Iran haven't always been treated like fellow countrymen, so a newly-erected monument honoring Jews who fought in the Iran-Iraq War serves as a proverbial olive branch.
Shlomo Sand Is Not Jewish Any More
The controversial Israeli historian's new book—published in English by Verso last month and part of a trilogy on Israel, Zionism and Jewish identity—is a bitter, provocative resignation from an identity he no longer wishes to have.
The Town Making the Horrifying Discovery That It's Built Out of Jewish Tombstones
The stones were "recycled" by the Communist Party after World War II to build houses, roads, and gardens in Brest, Belarus.
Israel's Other Religious War: The Ultra Orthodox Versus the IDF
Ultra-Orthodox adherents of Judaism have long been exempt from military service in Israel, but lately this exception has sparked outrage from the secular majority.
Hasidic Rock Band Bulletproof Stockings Just Want an All Girl Party
I met with Dalia and Perl of Bulletproof Stockings at their apartment—a week after their controversial women-only show in Brooklyn—to talk about feminism, performing for gentiles, and keeping the Torah.
Why Isn’t Germany Dealing with Its Anti-Semitism Problem?
The recent surge of anti-Semitic violence in Germany has been intense, but it shouldn’t really come as a shocker, despite politicians’ claim to the contrary.
A Reddit Thread Claims a Hookah Lounge in Los Angeles Banned Jews
Users on Reddit and Yelp claimed that a hookah lounge in the middle of an LA neighborhood filled with Persian Jews was a den of bigotry. The internet lies.
'When Genocide Is Permissible': The Unsettling Op-Ed That Never Was
The Times of Israel newspaper published and then removed an op-ed written by Yochanan Gordon with the stunning headline “When Genocide Is Permissible.” Yikes.
Rockets and Revenge
As the Israeli bombardment and invasion of the Gaza Strip continues—and militants continue to launch crude rockets into Israel—there's relative quiet in the other Palestinian territory, the West Bank.
On Patrol with North London's Orthodox Jewish Crime Fighters
Shomrim (Hebrew for "guards") is on call 24 hours a day. Every day it gets 11 to 15 calls, but more just after the sabbath, when there's a backlog due to people reporting incidents they had witnessed the previous day when they couldn't use the phone.
Israel Imprisoned an Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Teenager Who Refused to Join the Military
Uriel Ferera, an ultra-Orthodox Jewish teenager, could have refused to serve in the Israeli military for religious reasons. Instead he chose to take the route that lands you in prison.