“I think the purpose of Jewish journalism is to probe and investigate and analyze Jewish identity”

Too many people think that the purpose of Jewish journalism is to strengthen Jewish identity. I think the purpose of Jewish journalism is to probe and investigate and analyze Jewish identity. All Jewish life cannot be an experience of affirmation.

Leon Wieseltier, as quoted in Danielle Berrin, “Leon Wieseltier on Jewish Journalism: ‘Investigate and Analyze Jewish Identity’”, Jewish Journal (27 January – 2 February 2017), 45.