Fathom Highlight | Primo Levi on Israel and The Myth of 'Judeo-Bolshevism'
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Our Fathom Highlight this week features four new pieces. Alvin H. Rosenfeld writes in praise of Primo Levi on the 100th anniversary of his birth and reflects on the Auschwitz’s survivor’s complex relationship with Israel. Jay Ruderman examines current tensions in the Israel-Diaspora relationship and proposes a plan to ease such tensions: ensure communal organisations are genuinely representative in order to connect with young diaspora Jewry. Izabella Tabarovsky reviews a Specter Haunting Europe: The Myth of Judeo-Bolshevism by Paul Hanebrink, a book which examines the evolution of the 20th century antisemitic myth holding Communism to be a Jewish conspiracy and assesses its 21st century appeal in the US and in Russia. Lastly, Revital Amiran and Yisrael Medad conclude their dispute regarding the state of the Israeli Left and its future prospects.
Our Image of the Week is protesters marching to demand immediate action on climate change, Tel Aviv, 27 September.
Our Voice of the Week is Matti Friedman on how Mizraḥi Jews have shaped Israel and how understanding the Mizraḥi role in Israel’s past and present can give us a clearer picture of its future.
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Primo Levi and Israel
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Alvin Rosenfeld
| October 1, 2019
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To fix the Israel-Diaspora relationship, make our communal organisations genuinely representative
by Jay Ruderman
Jay Ruderman is the President of the Ruderman Family Foundation, which focuses on the inclusion of people with disabilities worldwide and educating Israeli leaders on...
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Book Review | A Specter Haunting Europe: The Myth of Judeo-Bolshevism
by Izabella Tabarovsky
One of the best-known antisemitic slogans of the August 2017 ‘Unite the Right’ white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, has come to be ‘Jews will...
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Revital Amiran and Yisrael Medad: A Final Exchange on the Israeli Left
by Revital Amiran Yisrael Medad
The following exchange brings to a close the dispute between Revital Amiran and Yisrael Medad on the standing and prospects of the Israeli left. It...
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Special Offer from The Jewish Review of Books
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