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From Sexuality to Sensuality
There we were, my family, 11 anarchists cruising down to Ensenada for four days on the Viking Serenade, celebrating my mother\’s 85th birthday. I roomed with the birthday girl in one of those cabins where you have to yell, \”Watch out!\” when you exit the lavatory.
Switzerland’s
About the time one is tempted to feel a wee bit sorry for the Swiss over the barrage of flak they\’re now getting, along comes a new probe of the country\’s conduct during World War II to set the blood boiling again.
Checking My Mailbox
You read me! You really read me!
When I perused the stack of letters in response to my recent column on the difficulty of finding friends in a new city, I not only felt less like a huge loser, but I was reminded what it means to have a community. When I question why being Jewish is important, I will look at those letters and know.
From a Woman’s Perspective
The Project aims to debunk stereotypes about Jewish women and strives to highlight heroines who shape their own lives, women who are central protagonists and not merely supporting characters.
A Different Take
Many modern forms of anti-Semitism, not least the Dreyfus Affair, can be seen as a reaction to the emancipation of the Jews in Western and Central Europe following the French Revolution, according to Dr. Michael Berenbaum.
The Years of Persecution
As the decades pass, why does the Holocaust retain, and even expand, its grip on the consciousness of the world and of its scholars, writers and filmmakers?
A French Twist
Few, other than historians of the period, will recognize July 12 as a date of any significance in the annals of European anti-Semitism.
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