The Rosner-Fuchs Exchange, Part 5: ‘In 21st Century Israel, the Word ‘Left’ has Become Pejorative’

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on March 5, 2013

Israeli left seeks to regain appeal with focus on economy

Published on January 16, 2013

In decline since the peace it sought with the Palestinians unraveled into violence, Israel's Labor Party looks set to regain some lost ground in next week's election after waging an economy-focused campaign.

Opinion: How the contemporary left can reclaim its moral authority

Published on August 21, 2012

After the 1967 Six-Day War, much of the radical left in the West predicated its militant anti-Zionism on the illusory notion that the Palestinians represented a revolutionary and "progressive" vanguard that could one day mobilize the Arab masses in the cause of social revolution.

How Hollywood’s biggest politicos leaned right, not left

By Jonathan Kirsch
Published on March 14, 2012

Ronald Reagan, Shirley Temple, Sony Bono, George Murphy and Arnold Schwarzenegger are all entertainers who launched their political careers in California, and they are all Republicans. Indeed, aside from Al Franken, no prominent Democratic officeholder on the scene today started out in the entertainment industry.

Wild Wild Left Coast

By Jonathan Kirsch
Published on July 1, 2011

California is defined, both geographically and psychologically, by the fact that the state sits on the ragged edge of the continent — “an ambiguous portion of the whole state,” as Philip L. Fradkin puts it in “The Left Coast: California on the Edge” (University of California Press: $29.95), a superb work of art and text that seeks to understand what we really mean when we casually refer to “the Coast.”

Q & A with Daniel Sokatch -- building a better community

By Brad A. Greenberg
Published on June 26, 2008

As the public face and founding executive director of PJA, Sokatch, 40, has been lauded by the left and loathed by the right.

Was Judaism a color on Rothko’s palette?

By Tom L. Freudenheim
Published on November 9, 2006

Like many people of my generation, I first grooved on Mark Rothko's paintings at Washington, D.C.'s Phillips Collection in the 1960s.Despite my long interest in those points at which "art" and "Jewish" intersect, and plenty of immersion in the meditative qualities of Rothko's work, I considered my admiration for Rothko's art to be at some distance from my Jewish sensibilities.

Letters to the Editor

Published on August 17, 2006

Letters to the Editor.

U.S. Left May Be Turning Against Israel

By Joel Kotkin
Published on August 18, 2005

For years, American Jews, including liberals, have watched in astonishment as Europe's left-wing media, academic and political elites have turned decisively against Israel and, to some extent, Jews, as well.

Beyond Left and Right in Israel

By Ami Nahshon
Published on November 25, 2004

When it comes to politics in Israel, left and right rarely agree. In a country where even sports teams are aligned with political parties, there is one issue that should unite Israelis and their American supporters from across the political spectrum: the need to foster opportunity and equality for Israel's 1.2 million Arab citizens.

Do We Have Anything Left to Give?

By David Suissa
Published on December 4, 2003

Do the Jews have anything left to give to America?

This question was on my mind recently, after I was on a panel at Brandeis-Bardin Institute to discuss the Jewish influence on American culture. The popular view on this subject is invariably, "Just look at all the Jews who run Hollywood and the media; look at the humor, the attitude, the Yiddish terms, etc. Jews are everywhere."

This is true, but when you start to look beneath the surface, you see a more complicated picture, one that suggests the waning influence of Judaism and the need to re-examine the Jews' role in America as we begin the 21st century.

Exit Strategy

By Mark Miller
Published on May 29, 2003

I got to wondering why Amanda chose to dump me in such a cold fashion when what preceded it was 10 months of passion. And the only thing I could come up with was that Amanda chose to take the easy way out -- for her. She didn't want a confrontation, an argument or the pain of raw, exposed emotion; she simply left -- and left me holding the big, unopened Pandora's box of sudden loss.

What You Leave Behind

By Abby Gilad
Published on November 14, 2002

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