Hillel, University “What is most irritating in some of the criticisms is the myopic vision of the role of Hillels – as if they should be singly engaged in political advocacy” Author Drew Kaplan Date 16 June 2016 What is most irritating in some of the criticisms is the myopic vision of...
Jews in America “Far too many young Jews…are terribly ignorant of even the basics, with little to zero knowledge of Hebrew or of Jewish and Israeli history” Author Drew Kaplan Date 11 May 2016 ….young Americans need a Jewish education. And here, U.S. Jewish leaders and their organizations...
Jewish Community “The once-concentric circles of your Jewish community and your social justice community are now more like Venn diagrams with an ever-receding area of commonality” Author Drew Kaplan Date 2 May 2016 We’ve told you that there are organizations where you can find your people, people...
Politics in America “Both camps underestimate the other. The traditional advocates often regard the human rights advocates as sellouts, and the human rights supporters often regard the traditional advocates as intellectual lightweights” Author Drew Kaplan Date 5 April 2016 Let’s start with the human rights/peace camp, which often pays short shrift to advocating...
Israel, Zionism “Should Auschwitz or Sinai be the orienting category shaping our understanding of the rebirth of the State of Israel?” Author Drew Kaplan Date 24 February 2016 One of the fundamental issues facing the new spirit of maturity in Israel is:...
War “What if an occupation arises, not from an act of aggression, but following a defensive war in which a state defending its territory occupies neighboring lands?” Author Drew Kaplan Date 17 February 2016 Annexation has often been seen, quite naturally, as linked to aggression. Many international lawyers...
Israel, Wine “Israeli wines need to break out of the kosher market for the long-term health of the industry…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 8 February 2016 Israeli wines need to break out of the kosher market for the long-term health...
Israel, Middle East, Syria “It’s clearly not in Israel’s interest that an additional million radicalized Sunnis show up in Jordan” Author Drew Kaplan Date 24 January 2016 Israel and, more importantly, Israelis, demonstrated consistent unease over the destabilizing consequences of the...
Anti-Semitism, Israel, University “When one turns to the situation on campus, one similarly wants to be alert to anti-Semitism without confusing it with legitimate differences of perspective” Author Drew Kaplan Date 19 January 2016 …it’s easy to confuse genuine criticism of Israeli policy for anti-Semitism. We are blessed...
Museums “They made a museum that among other things would capture the artifacts of what they imagined might become an endangered species: the diaspora Jewish community” Author Drew Kaplan Date 10 January 2016 We changed our name, dropping “Diaspora” and calling ourselves The Museum of the Jewish...