Jews were expected to transform their shtetl values, religious traditions, and bourgeois attitudes into muscular exemplars of humanity’s ideal, the New Soviet Man.
A native of Odessa, the Jewish thinker needed no convincing that Ukrainians were a distinct nation. He understood that if they were subdued, no other nation would stand a chance.
Indignation at Israel’s response to Russia’s invasion has intensified while becoming ever more untethered from the facts.
The Chabad writer joins us to discuss how the Jewish communities of Ukraine have adapted to the war.
The Jewish state has been criticized this week for not standing up for Ukraine against Russia. It would probably like to, but its hands have been tied by its own closest ally.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has begun. To explain how it came about and what can be done, a top foreign-policy scholar joins the podcast this week.
How a much-lauded historian with a genius for identifying similarities—but no eye for differences—misreads Jewish history.
So far, America has pushed back.
Putin wants to be the Middle East’s indispensable intermediary.
Azerbaijan is an important ally against Iran.
Confronting the West.
Problems for Putin.
What it means for Israel.
Why the laser focus on Israel, especially when more serious cases are ignored?