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Intimate Stranger

Intimate Stranger

Interview by Sara Ivry
A young poet's journey on the island of Djerba Audio
01.05.09 COMMENTS (0)

The Banality of Reading

By Daniel Elkind
Judging the Führer by his covers
01.02.09 COMMENTS (0)

Don’t Tread on Me

By Jeannie Rosenfeld
What makes a carpet Jewish?
12.29.08 COMMENTS (0)

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LAW

Solomon's Son

Solomon's Son

Interview by Hugh Levinson
Half a century ago, Albie Sachs sat defiantly on a bench designated "for non-whites only." Today he sits on South Africa's highest court. Audio
04.23.07 COMMENTS (1)

Lockstep Misstep

by Libby Adler
Under Germany's push to outlaw Holocaust denial throughout Europe lurks denial of another sort
01.31.07 COMMENTS (9)

Fall Guys

by Etgar Keret
Stumping for a beloved tree
03.02.06 COMMENTS (1)

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MEDICINE

The Things We Carry

The Things We Carry

by Sara Ivry
What happens when your inheritance includes a life-threatening genetic mutation? Masha Gessen finds out. Audio
04.07.08 COMMENTS (1)

Master of the Orgasm

By Gideon Lewis-Kraus
A fresh look at the laughingstock of psychoanalysis
02.13.08 COMMENTS (28)

The Etrog Man

REPORTED BY DANIEL ESTRIN
A consummate salesman sings the praises of this unusual fruit Audio
10.01.07 COMMENTS (4)

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MEDIA

Radio Silence

Radio Silence

by Amit Goldenberg
A broadcaster’s transformation pushes the limits of free speech
01.02.09 COMMENTS (7)

High Fidelity

Interview by Sara Ivry
Josh Kun finds forgotten treasures in old, discarded LPs Audio
11.17.08 COMMENTS (1)

Mad Mensches

by Jody Rosen
Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner dishes on the show's Jewish characters Audio
10.24.08 COMMENTS (7)

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PHILOSOPHY

Starting Small

Starting Small

By David Kaufmann
Tracing Hilary Putnam’s roadmap to God
11.25.08 COMMENTS (3)

Was This Man a Genius?

By Wesley Yang
The twisted mind of Otto Weininger
08.13.08 COMMENTS (4)

Dr. One-Who-Hopes

by Suzanne Snider
The ophthalmologist who invented Esperanto
08.23.07 COMMENTS (11)

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POLITICS

Radio Silence

Radio Silence

by Amit Goldenberg
A broadcaster’s transformation pushes the limits of free speech
01.02.09 COMMENTS (7)

Love Thy Neighbor

By Jeremy Gillick
What’s behind evangelical support for Israel?
12.30.08 COMMENTS (5)

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Financial Plan

By Liel Leibovitz
Some notes on the art of stating the obvious
12.26.08 COMMENTS (2)

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RELIGION

Lighten Up

Lighten Up

By Jonathan Dixon
Leavening, the (really) old-fashioned way
01.06.09 COMMENTS (0)

Wolves at the Door

by Lawrence Levi
My brother and I carried our shared past in different directions
01.06.09 COMMENTS (2)

The Quality of Mercy

By Liel Leibovitz
Or, with great power comes great responsibility
01.02.09 COMMENTS (4)

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ON OUR BLOGS

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The Filter
Holocaust archives
On Slate, dispatches from the Holocaust Archives.
Posted on 01.06.09 by The Editors
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The Filter
Barrack 18
Listen to Barrack 18, about prisoners who counterfeited bills for the Nazis.
Posted on 01.06.09 by The Editors
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The Filter

America’s only left-handed, gay, Jewish Congressman gets profiled in the New Yorker.
Posted on 01.05.09 by The Editors
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The Filter

A Rabbi harassed by a KKK member lets him move in and eventually converts him.
Posted on 01.05.09 by The Editors
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The Filter

Commentary visits Vilna, once the “Jerusalem of Lithuania.”
Posted on 01.02.09 by The Editors
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