If you don’t listen to a podcast (or eight), your coworker probably does—or your best friend, or your brother, or your grandma. Podcasts are the medium du jour, though the term itself—barely a decade old—is already a bit outdated. ...
Thousands have been arrested in the wake of a failed military coup in Turkey that ended nearly as quickly as it began....
In her latest novel, Lauren Weisberger offers a glimpse of the competitive world of women's tennis....
A team of archaeologists says they can now confirm a story that, until today, only survivor testimony had preserved: a tunnel, dug with spoons, that saved the lives of twelve Jews during the Holocaust....
by Katelyn Haas As the stage lights dim, faint hip-hop can be heard in the background like a slow drumroll, setting the stage for the two main characters as they stand side by side, joking with one another as well as the audience with slight tension....
Cold Borscht by Alex Witchel YIELD: About 2 quarts TIME: One hour INGREDIENTS 10 large or 20 small precooked (canned or vacuum-packed) beets 1 onion, peeled and mostly quartered, root end attached 2 ½ teaspoons salt, or to taste 2 tablespoons sugar, or to taste ¼ cup...
Elie Wiesel, 1928-2016....
How a feisty Israeli-American scholar faced down a Saudi billionaire banker and an arrogant British judge—and strengthened free speech rights in the process. by Judith Platt I first heard of Dr. Rachel Ehrenfeld in the spring of 2005. A New York-based, Israeli-born American expert on terrorism and...
We spoke with Dan Arbell, nonresident senior fellow in the Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution, about the future of the Israel-Turkey relationship....
by Thomas Siurkus On June 7th the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously approved a resolution urging the German government to “reaffirm its commitment” to Holocaust survivors in their final years, and “address the unique health and welfare needs of vulnerable Holocaust victims, including home care and...