A new documentary by American Jewish filmmakers Deborah Kaufman and Alan Snitow tell the story of two different ideological paths taken by two Jews whom they loved dearly.
0 commentsA simulation exercise by Palestinians, designed to help them assess what will happen after the UN vote in September, leads to a few conclusions. One is that widespread violence is possible - but not inevitable or desired.
21 commentsIf another fire like last year's Carmel blaze breaks out, and the crop-duster pilots who were deployed then are not brought back, the new aerial firefighting force will have its work cut out for it.
0 commentsExamination of a brief passage in Agnon's final novel reveals a reference to the heroism of a real-life doctor whom the author knew, and a sense of the professional dedication that moved and motivated the great novelist.
0 commentsMonitoring efforts by the Civil Administration are not preventing large amounts of refuse from Israel proper from being dumped illegally in the West Bank.
0 commentsThe public transportation reform may be a way to provide instant group therapy for paranoia and excessive anxiety, rather than a plan to make it easier to get around in Gush Dan.
0 commentsAs Greece teeters on the brink of an economic and social breakdown, citizens wonder how they will be saved from deeply rooted corruption and severe debt. Mostly, they've given up hope.
0 commentsOriginal of letter from President George Washington to the Jeshuat Israel congregation, the oldest synagogue in the United States, resurfaces after years of obscurity.
0 commentsParashat Balak: The inner logic of the story of Balaam.
0 commentsIt never provided juicy headlines or indulged in big acquisitions or risky investments, but Check Point is Israel's most successful technology company. On the occasion of the 15th anniversary of its listing on NASDAQ, Haaretz talks to the man behind the market miracle, CEO Gil Shwed
0 commentsSilvan Shalom wants to shorten the workweek, a move that would have massive economic implications. So why didn't this happen when he was finance minister?
0 commentsWhile recent data show that the birthrate is gradually declining in their communities, some Haredi women still opt for large families - and careers, too.
3 commentsOn the anniversary of the daring Israeli raid to save hostages from the Air France plane hijacked to Uganda, survivor Ilan Hartuv seeks to set the record straight.
15 commentsIn the third of a trilogy of films she has made about the Hebrew language, director Nurit Aviv looks at the usually anonymous people who translate into other languages.
0 commentsSome say Minnesota's Michele Bachmann - a third-term congresswoman who flanks the Republican Party from the right - isn't ready to be president. But that's what they said about Obama.
0 commentsProtection of sites of historical and cultural significance is of utmost importance, but it must be done carefully - and not in all cases, says Michael Turner, outgoing chairman of UNESCO's Israel World Heritage Committee.
0 commentsLast month marked the end of a seven-year High Court case, in which a descendant of Tel Aviv's former Templer community demanded compensation for a real-estate project erected on land once owned by his family.
0 commentsOn keeping silent when protest is necessary, and launching protests that will reach the right target audience.
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