November/December 2008
Features
Jeremy Gillick and Nonna Gorilovskaya
Even with an anglicized name, the host of Comedy Central's The Daily Show is quintessentially Jewish. At the forefront of modern political satire, the comedian just may be "the most trusted man in America."
Moment cofounder Elie Wiesel and Nobel laureates Eric Kandel, Avram Hershko, Martin Perl, Robert Solow, Robert Aumann, Eric Maskin, Sidney Altman and Roger Myerson reflect on their favorite Jewish books.
Special Section: Moment Magazine-Karma Foundation Short Fiction Contest Winners
Joe Kraus
In their late mother's house, a group of siblings uncover the Jewish past.
Andi Arnovitz
An Israeli woman's Nostradamus-like powers foretell a terrifying future.
Ellen Davis Sullivan
Rudy can no longer speak English. Sometimes the tongue is wiser than we think.
Columns
Nadine Epstein
Opinions
David Frum
Eric Alterman
Gershom Gorenberg
Fania Oz-Salzberger
Marshall Breger
Departments
It’s true: Shrek is Jewish
Daughter of Evil
Jewish Enterprise
Standing Up For Truth
What is your favorite Jewish book (other than the Torah and the Talmud)?
Books
Maimonides by Joel L. Kraemer • Hell's Cartel by Diarmuid Jeffreys • The Bagel by Maria Balinska • The Journey by H.G. Adler • Messiahs of 1933 by Joel Schechter
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