Joel Schalit / 20 Oct 2023
A Story of Exile
The Sukkot War in Torino
"Palestinian?" he asked. "Yes," the man replied. "Do you live in Torino?" "No," he said. "In Ivrea."(...)
Jewish
Wieland Hoban / 26 Jul 2023
Faking the Other
German Jewish Realities and Fantasies
According to the Berlin-based Jewish philosopher Susan Neiman, "There is nothing more German than wanting to be Jewish."(...)
Henrietta Foster / 04 May 2023
Art Against Racism
Three London Shows
Last week was the thirtieth anniversary of the death of Stephen Lawrence. People of my generation wince with pain when his name is mentioned.(...)
Charlie Bertsch / 13 Jul 2022
Imagining a Different Future
Reconsidering Susan Sontag, Part II
Even as Susan Sontag’s celebrity has dimmed, the time she spent in battered Sarajevo in the 1990s, directing Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot remains a touchstone in discussions of intellectual engagement.(...)