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Hear IsraelMonday, January 10, 2011 by Ari Y. Kelman | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
In 1951, in a phenomenon not heard before or since, a Hebrew song was at No. 2 on the Billboard charts.
Loving Jews, Hating JewsMonday, January 10, 2011 by Alex Joffe | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
In their new book, American Grace: How Religion Divides and Unites Us, the sociologists Robert Putnam and David Campbell advance the striking claim that "Jews are the most broadly popular religious group in America today."
Friday, January 7, 2011 by Matthew Kalman | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Some, wealthy or not, travel to Israel to monitor their existing charities and to investigate new opportunities for helping the needy.
The Economist Strikes AgainFriday, January 7, 2011 by Elliot Jager | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
The Economist is a curious publication. A weekly newsmagazine published in London, it largely hews to a classical liberal (or libertarian) line in economics and a correspondingly conservative line in politics. In contrast to most newsmagazines today, it is also a rousing success.
Friday, January 7, 2011 by David Eisner | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Major Jewish entities are investing millions to combat the delegitimization of Israel, even as they sometimes unwittingly support it. (For a rebuttal, click here.) Home Stand
Friday, January 7, 2011 by James Kirchick | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Central Asian ties to Iran, compounded with the legacy of Soviet persecution, have made Jewish life more difficult in Tajikistan.Ancient People, Modern Trials
Friday, January 7, 2011 by Helena Merriman | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Samaritans have lived in the Middle East for thousands of years; can they secure their future?Black Pearls
Friday, January 7, 2011 by Benjamin Ivry | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Parkinson's disease has not deterred Imre Kertész, Auschwitz survivor and Nobel laureate, from continuing to produce his turbulent writings. (With videos in Hungarian and French.)High Morals
Thursday, January 6, 2011 by Lee Smith | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
A condescending double standard allows Western thinkers—among them, the New York Times columnist Roger Cohen—to praise the Middle East's worst regimes. Seismic Shift
Thursday, January 6, 2011 by Simon Henderson | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Although the natural-gas discoveries in Israel seem unlikely to change the world, they could certainly change the Eastern Mediterranean.