May/June 2010
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See all of the articles that are in this issue below.
Features
What does it mean to be Jewish today? What do Jews bring to the world? Mel Brooks, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Elie Wiesel, Itzhak Perlman, Ruth Wisse, Geraldine Brooks and other thoughtful Jewish Americans tell Moment what they think. Click here to read 35 more online exclusive responses.
See America as you’ve never seen it before, from high brow to bizarre, with this selection of Jewish museums, archives, historical societies, current exhibitions (Dr. Seuss!) and quirky roadside attractions (Mustard Museum!)
Joan Alpert
We take a whirlwind coast-to-coast tour of places loved and lived in by celebrated Jewish-American authors, from Philip Roth to Edna Ferber, Chaim Potok to Faye Kellerman.
Howard Reich
The pristine lawns and perfect sidewalks of this Chicago suburb made it a haven for Holocaust survivors—until the neo-Nazis decided to march. This is the story of survivors overcoming their reluctance to speak out, transforming themselves and the community they lived in. But that didn’t help Sonia Reich, who thought she saw yellow stars on her lawn.
Nadine Epstein
Children’s book author Lois Lowry (Number the Stars, The Giver and others) talks about her work, the Holocaust and her favorite childhood books, as well as her reluctant advice to hopeful writers of all ages.
PLUS Publish-A-Kid! Read the winners of this year’s contest.
Columns
Nadine Epstein
Opinions
Eric Alterman
Joshua Muravchik
Letty Cottin Pogrebin
Marshall Breger
David Hazony
Leonard Fein
Departments
Jewish Word
How tikkun olam got its groove
Kenneth Turan's 10 favorite Jewish American films
Moment's past life (in Yiddish)
What does it mean to be Jewish today? What do Jews bring to the world?
Yum! Burp! Delis, pastrami and pickles!
Poem
Calvin Trillin on Moment's 35th anniversary
A Bob Mankoff Cartoon
Books
Capitalism and the Jews reviewed by Robert Solow • The Rebbe reviewed by Robert Pinsky • The Three Weissmanns of Westport reviewed by Stefan Kanfer
Moment Crossword
Moment Cartoon Caption Contest
Spice Box
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