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Perspective

Oppenheimer, or How to Use Jews to Justify the Atom Bomb

March 7, 2024Noah Berlatsky

The film presents Europe’s antisemitism as justification for massive violence

Feature

Dreaming of a Jewish Christmas

December 7, 2023Noah Berlatsky

The beloved Christmas music created and performed by American Jews

Review

Jew Hatred in the 21st Century

November 9, 2023Helene Meyers

A review of “We Need to Talk about Antisemitism”

Excerpt

Role-Playing Games at Jewish Summer Camps

June 13, 2023Sandra Fox

An excerpt from The Jews of Summer: Summer Camp and Jewish Culture in Postwar America

Review

Jewish Comedy and Jewish Erasure on Amazon Prime’s A League of Their Own

November 11, 2022Sarah Emanuel

In a groundbreaking show where many characters have thoughtful backstories on race, sexuality, and gender, the Jewish character’s is...

Perspective

The People of the Joke: American Jews and Comedy

November 11, 2022Jennifer Caplan

Why is humor synonymous with Jews, and are Jews disproportionately represented in comedy industries?

Excerpt

Too Jewish for Hollywood?

February 3, 2022Helene Meyers

An excerpt from the book Movie-Made Jews: An American Tradition

Perspective

Why Jewish Comics are Obsessed with Suffering and Death

November 4, 2021Sarah Emanuel

A reflection on “Rachel Bloom is Rusty” and the connection between Jewish humor and death

Feature

Jewish Farming and the Climate Crisis

October 7, 2021Adrienne Krone

How Jewish farming organizations are working to combat climate change

Review

How Resident Alien Transforms Shapeshifting Antisemitic Stereotypes — For Good!

June 3, 2021Noah Berlatsky

Science fiction's antisemitic history and how a new TV series inverts those longstanding anti-Jewish themes

Feature

Postapocalyptic Communities: Tribal and Religious Organizations Respond to COVID-19

March 9, 2021Abel R. Gomez

How have groups that survived near-genocide reacted to the pandemic and what can they teach us about how to...

Podcast

The Revealer Podcast Episode 9: Crafting Jewish Identity

December 8, 2020Editorial Staff

How does focusing on crafting give us a fuller understanding of American Judaism?

Excerpt

"The Christmas Crafts are Just Out of Control": Pomegranate Guild as Jewish Space

December 8, 2020Jodi Eichler-Levine

An excerpt from the book Painted Pomegranates and Needlepoint Rabbis: How Jews Craft Resilience and Create Community

Review

Searching for Reconciliation in Berlin

December 8, 2020Rebecca Alpert

A book review of The Moral Triangle: Germans, Israelis, and Palestinians

Feature

QAnon, the KKK, and the Exploitation of Antisemitism for Political Power

October 6, 2020Sara Kamali

QAnon's influence within the Republican Party and their renewed antisemitism

Feature

The December Dilemma: Less Oy, More Joy

December 10, 2019Samira Mehta

How do Jewish-Christian interfaith families navigate the holiday season?

In the News

In the News: From Santa Muerte to Saint Leonard Cohen

March 20, 2018Kali Handelman

A round-up of recent religion news.

In the News: Drugs! Trump! Emojis! Important Things That Aren't Good Clickbait!

October 4, 2016

A round-up of recent religion news.

In the News: Profiling, Prince, Peaceniks and more!

May 2, 2016

A round-up of recent religion news.

In the News: Westboro, Paris, Haiti, and Beyond!

November 19, 2015

A round-up of the week's religion news.

In the News: Heaven, Human Rights, His Holiness, and more!

October 2, 2015

A round-up of the week's religion news.

In the News: #blacklivesmatter, #Illridewithyou, TL;DR Bible Stories, and more!

December 16, 2014

A round-up of recent religion and media stories in the news.

Jews and Black Baseball, March 21

March 12, 2012

Join us at the NYU Bookstore on Wednesday, March 21, for another event in our Revealer Reading Series: March, 21...

Feature

The House of David

November 21, 2011

An excerpt from Out of Left Field: Jews and Black Baseball (Oxford University Press, 2011) by Rebecca Alpert, from...

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Oppenheimer, or How to Use Jews to Justify the Atom Bomb

Dreaming of a Jewish Christmas

Jew Hatred in the 21st Century

Role-Playing Games at Jewish Summer Camps

Jewish Comedy and Jewish Erasure on Amazon Prime’s A League of Their Own

The People of the Joke: American Jews and Comedy

Too Jewish for Hollywood?

Why Jewish Comics are Obsessed with Suffering and Death

Jewish Farming and the Climate Crisis

How Resident Alien Transforms Shapeshifting Antisemitic Stereotypes — For Good!

Postapocalyptic Communities: Tribal and Religious Organizations Respond to COVID-19

The Revealer Podcast Episode 9: Crafting Jewish Identity

"The Christmas Crafts are Just Out of Control": Pomegranate Guild as Jewish Space

Searching for Reconciliation in Berlin

QAnon, the KKK, and the Exploitation of Antisemitism for Political Power

The December Dilemma: Less Oy, More Joy

In the News: From Santa Muerte to Saint Leonard Cohen

In the News: Drugs! Trump! Emojis! Important Things That Aren't Good Clickbait!

In the News: Profiling, Prince, Peaceniks and more!

In the News: Westboro, Paris, Haiti, and Beyond!

In the News: Heaven, Human Rights, His Holiness, and more!

In the News: #blacklivesmatter, #Illridewithyou, TL;DR Bible Stories, and more!

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