Ne’emanut: Placing Relationships at the Center, by Mijal Bitton (Sources)
Ne’emanut : Placing Relationships at the Center, by Mijal Bitton (Sources) “Ne’emanut for Buzaglo indicates trust rooted in your connection to the speaker(s)—a unique and distinct voice among many, that you hear differently from all others because it is speaking specifically to you, in the context of your relationship with them…. The relational act of transmission […]
Israeli docuseries with never-before-heard confessions from Adolf Eichmann comes to Amazon Prime Video (JTA)
Israeli docuseries with never-before-heard confessions from Adolf Eichmann comes to Amazon Prime Video (JTA) “‘The Devil’s Confession: The Lost Eichmann Tapes’ is a three-part documentary series that combines interviews from Holocaust survivors, key witnesses at the Eichmann trial, historians, and experts on the Holocaust with reenactments of the historical events. The series, which first aired […]
How Funders Shape Jewish Culture, with Mem Bernstein and Shayna Rose Triebwasser (SAPIR)
How Funders Shape Jewish Culture, with Mem Bernstein and Shayna Rose Triebwasser (SAPIR) “Should we fund art simply for art’s sake, for the sheer quality of it, or should we fund art in an instrumentalist way, toward particular ends? The former might seem like more of a luxury, while funding art that’s intended to educate […]
Forbes Israel 30 Under 30
Forbes Israel 30 Under 30 This year’s Forbes Israel 30 Under 30 features two alumni of the Future Scientists Center Odyssey program: “At the age of 14, [Keshet Shavit] was accepted into the academic studies programs for high school students at Ben Gurion University – Odyssey (of the Center for Future Scientists and the Ministry […]
Maimonides Fund to create new SAPIR Institute, Hires Chanan Weissman and Zackary Wainer
Maimonides Fund to create new SAPIR Institute, Hires Chanan Weissman and Zackary Wainer Maimonides Fund is pleased to announce two exciting new additions to its New York-based programming staff. Chanan Weissman will join as Director of the new SAPIR Institute, and Zackary Wainer will serve as Director of Special Initiatives. “We are excited for Chanan […]
A Light Unto the Nations (SAPIR)
A Light Unto the Nations (SAPIR) “Whether as a nation that dwells apart or a nation on a mission, Jews generally share the conviction that Israel should stand for certain ethical principles — and be judged according to them. For this issue of Sapir, we asked 13 diverse thinkers and doers to offer a brief comment about […]
Censorship is Not a Jewish Value, by James Kirchik (SAPIR)
Censorship is Not a Jewish Value, by James Kirchik (SAPIR) “Resisting the temptation to respond to words and ideas we hate with hatred of our own, whether in the form of a raised fist or through the ink of a red pen, is a burden of chosen-ness, of being a light unto the nations. However […]
The Role and Relevance of Museums Today: From the Universal to the Particular, by James S. Snyder (SAPIR)
The Role and Relevance of Museums Today: From the Universal to the Particular, by James S. Snyder (SAPIR) “Museums can be universal and all-embracing or, like Jewish museums, particular in their focus. Each has the potential to place the material heritage of individual cultures into a broader context, producing powerfully illustrative stories of communal connection […]
How Can I Help to Destroy Hamas Today? by Mark Charendoff (eJewish Philanthropy)
How Can I Help to Destroy Hamas Today? by Mark Charendoff (eJewish Philanthropy) “If you are an ally of Israel there are really only two questions that ought to animate you right now. The first is, ‘How can I provide assistance to those in Israel who need it?’… The second question is, ‘How can I […]
Podcast: The Nightingale of Iran
Podcast: The Nightingale of Iran “It was a golden age for Jews in Iran. In the 1950s, a religious Jew – Younes Dardashti – became a national celebrity, singing at the Shah’s palace and on the radio. In the 1960s, his son Farid became a teen idol on TV. They were beloved by Iranian Muslims. […]