Classic Sephardic Judaism, Made in China
Aryeh Tepper
A formidable though short-lived Sephardi presence in early 20th-century Shanghai fostered unique interpretations of Jewish texts and perceptions. The community may have disappeared, but the ideas live on.
The Shape of Love
Haim Watzman
A chance encounter on a Jerusalem bench. Short story by Haim Watzman.
True Love or a Marriage of Convenience?
Rachel Harris
A new book looks at the vicissitudes of the relationship between Hollywood and Israel.
A Tolerant City?
Alex Stein
A new book sheds light on the history of medieval Jerusalem but its conclusions are ultimately unconvincing.