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August 11, 2024
A Rosenberg by Any Other Name
Throughout the 20th century, especially during and immediately after WWII, New York Jews changed their names at rates considerably higher than any oth…
December 22, 2020
Religion and Medicine
Though the current political climate might lead one to suspect that religion and medicine make for uncomfortable bedfellows, the two institutions have…
November 25, 2020
Peace Love Yoga
In Peace Love Yoga: The Politics of Global Spirituality (Oxford University Press, 2020), Andrea Jain examines the interconnectedness between global sp…
October 19, 2020
The Sex Obsession
Why are Americans, and American politicians more specifically, obsessed with sex? Why, in the words of Janet Jakobsen, are gender and sexuality such r…
August 17, 2020
Saving History
Millions of tourists visit Washington D.C. every year, vying to see its landscape, museums, and buildings and learn about seminal moments in US histor…
July 17, 2020
Compromising Positions
Sex scandals are ubiquitous in American politics. In Compromising Positions: Sex Scandals, Politics, and American Christianity (Oxford University Pres…
May 27, 2020
None of the Above
In recent decades, the number of Americans and Canadians who identify has nonreligious has risen considerably. With nearly one quarter of Canadian and…
April 23, 2020
Blood Libel
The myth of Jews killing Christian children emerged in 1144 CE, with the death of a boy named William in Norwich, England. Over the course of several …
March 3, 2020
Religion in Vogue
Christian imagery, symbols, and motifs have long been used and incorporated in fashion. Famous designers such as Coco Chanel, Gianni Versace, and Dolc…
February 25, 2020
Jewish Family
In Jewish Family: Identity and Self-Formation at Home (Indiana University Press, 2018), Alex Pomson and Randal Schnoor examine the impact of the famil…
November 19, 2019
Ghetto
The word “ghetto” has taken on different meanings since its coinage in the 16th century. The uses of this term have varied considerably, from its orig…
November 13, 2019
Postcards from Auschwitz
Millions of tourists visit Holocaust museums and memorials every year. Holocaust tourism is a thriving industry and plays a crucial role in Holocaust …
May 6, 2019
The New American Judaism
Countless sociological studies and surveys present a rather bleak picture of religion and religious engagement in the United States. Attendance at wor…
April 16, 2019
America’s Jewish Women
Jewish women have consistently played a vital and significant role in American history more broadly, and American Jewish history specifically. Through…
March 28, 2019
Antisemitism
Over the past decade, and especially in the last several years, anti-Semitic crimes have increased significantly. According to FBI Statistics, hate cr…
August 29, 2018
Beyond Chrismukkah
With rates of interfaith marriage steadily increasing since the middle of the twentieth century, interfaith families have become a permanent and signi…