November/December 2011
Features
Sarah Breger
Father Patrick Desbois is on the hunt for unmarked mass graves of the nearly two million Eastern European Jews who were killed in the towns and villages where they lived. But 60 years after the Holocaust, he’s running out of time.
Interviews by Moment Staff
A diverse array of artists, scientists and scholars expound on the intersection between religion— Judaism in particular—and creativity. Among them are David Brooks, Gerald Schroeder, Judy Chicago, Joshua Bell, Brian Greene, Robert Pinsky and Anita Diamant.
Life in Iran
Photographs by Hasan Sarbakhshian
Research by Parveneh Vahidmanesh
Two Iranian Muslims were forced to flee their homeland because of their book about Iran’s Jewish community. Free today, they publish their work—for the first time—in Moment. Their story, plus a rare look into everyday Jewish life in the Islamic Republic.
Jason K. Friedman
At his bar mitzvah party, a boy grapples with God and the imperfections of adolescence.
Guide to Good Giving - coming soon!
Hanukkah Guide - coming soon!
Columns
Nadine Epstein
Opinions
Shmarya Rosenberg
Naomi Ragen
Mark I. Pinsky
Clifford D. May
Departments
Jewish Word
The new (old) game of Jewish Geography
Fall Film Picks
Five intriguing films
What does Judaism say about human rights?
Poem: Lillian Klein Abensohn
A Bob Mankoff Cartoon
The soulful flavors of Roman-Jewish food
+ Recipe: Aliciotti con l’indivia secondo Attilio
Books
The Prague Cemetery
reviewed by Allen Kurzweil
Alibis: Essays on Elsewhere
reviewed by Erica Wagner
The Anatomy of Israel’s Survival
reviewed by David K. Shipler
E.L. Doctorow helps Austin Ratner conquer his fears
Moment Crossword
Cartoon Caption Contest
Spice Box
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