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a journal of contemporary politics, culture, and Jewish affairs at Columbia University

​​From the Editors
Charlotte Rauner and Solomon Wiener

Spring 2019

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A Crack in Everything: 
The Light of Leonard Cohen

Gidon Halbfinger
literary & arts
Spring 2019


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Butler's Hidden Gem:
An Interview with RBML Librarian
Jane Siegal

Yaira Kobrin
literary & arts
Spring 2019


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From Concrete Barriers to Concrete Utopia
Max Goldner
​​literary & arts
Spring 2019


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A Russian Doll with a Jewish Soul 
Sarah Skootsky
literary & arts
Spring 2019


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What's Beneath the Ground in Jordan Peele's US?
Harry Ottensoser
literary & arts
Spring 2019

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Temples, Tables, Time:
Letters to an Iconic New York Space

Yona Benjamin
literary & arts
Spring 2019


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Queen Lear: Glenda Jackson as Shakespeare's Famous King
Ruthie Gottesman
literary & arts
Spring 2019

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A Home for Israel and Jewish Studies
​at Columbia:
On the History and Mission of the IIJS

Solomon Wiener
features
Spring 2019

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OU-JLIC and Yavneh:
Two Visions of the Modern Orthodox College Experience

Maya Bickel

features
Spring 2019

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Mr. Guggenheim,
​Take Down This Donor:
When Activism and Art Collide

Yaira Kobrin

politics
Spring 2019​


please stop leaving during the Mourner’s Kaddish
Eliza Moss-Horwitz
creative
Spring 2019
The Missing Dog
Marie Papazian
creative
Spring 2019
Sewing together a comforter
Marion Gibson
creative
Spring 2019
Papa
Noah Avigan
creative
Spring 2019
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Election Day in Boro Park
Pammy Brenner
essays
Spring 2019

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Richard Tucker:
Synagogue and Stage

Alexander Rabinowitz
essays
Spring 2019

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A long way from Frankfurt:
A Response to “Intermarriage and Conservative Judaism”

Anonymous
essays
Spring 2019

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Spiritualists and the City
Sam Glauber-Zimra
essays
Spring 2019

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Growing with the Punches
Temima Grossman
boroughing
Spring 2019

on public religion and awareness​ in Senegal
Jenna Marks
far flung
Spring 2019
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