The day the Earth stood stupid

By Marty Kaplan
Published on May 13, 2013

Say goodnight, Earthlings. That message — plus the slimmest of shots at an eleventh-hour reprieve — was announced to the people of the world last week.

James Baker says Bush’s Syria policy is ‘ridiculous’; Sobell finally gives it up

Published on September 17, 2008

The Bush administration's refusal to deal with Syria is "ridiculous," said James Baker, a former U.S. secretary of state.

Will new ‘Cold War’ play out in Middle East?

By Leslie Susser
Published on August 27, 2008

With talk of a new Cold War in the offing following Russia's recent military successes in Georgia, Israel is worried Russia might reassess this policy and use the sale of new weaponry to Syria -- or the threat of it -- to strengthen Russia's hand vis-à-vis Israel's primary ally, the United States.

From the people who brought you the Iraq war comes . . . The ALL NEW Cold War

By Raphael J. Sonenshein
Published on August 15, 2008

Letters to the Editor

Published on September 14, 2006

Letters to the Editor.

3 Novels Explore Life in Cold War Era

By Michal Lemberger
Published on November 11, 2004

The memory of the Holocaust has haunted the Jewish imagination for three generations. It represents the rupture in our communal history, its shadow falling on everything else. And yet, we have amassed new memories since. Three books by local authors use the legacy of the Holocaust in their attempts to grapple with many facets of the Cold War.

A Miracle Behind Bars

By Harry Langsam
Published on December 5, 2002

Dark clouds covered the European skies, threatening the children of Israel in the fall of 1939. The Nazis had tightened their grip over Eastern Europe and, as it often happens, nature acted with unfriendliness toward the oppressed. A cold winter came upon us -- the refugees -- after the traumatic and dreadful fall, when the German occupation began.

The New Germany

By Adam Wills
Published on January 3, 2002

The opening of Berlin's Jewish Museum, an architectural marvel that houses a celebration of German Jewish culture, has done wonders to invigorate interest in Germany as a Jewish tourist destination.