The Sit-Down Ideas How the Holocaust is remembered in the land of Anne Frank Jazmine Contreras, a scholar of Dutch historical memory, says the country’s relationship with the past is as complex as its experience during World War II. By Andrew Silow-Carroll January 27, 2023 2:12 pm
The Sit-Down Ideas What American Jews fight about when they fight about Israel Eric Alterman’s “We Are Not One” is history of U.S.-Israel relations told through the intense public arguments they have engendered. January 22, 2023 7:00 am
The Sit-Down Ideas A law professor worries Israel could become the next Hungary Tom Ginsburg of the University of Chicago says a set of proposed reforms tilts the judiciary away from independence and towards politicization. January 8, 2023 7:00 am
The Sit-Down Ideas An Israel analyst’s best- and worst-case scenarios for the new right-wing government By Andrew Silow-Carroll December 8, 2022 11:04 am
The Sit-Down Ideas A Black writer explores how Germany remembers its ‘unthinkable’ past By Andrew Silow-Carroll November 27, 2022 6:45 am
The Sit-Down Ideas ‘Bad Jews’ describes a history of American Jewish infighting By Andrew Silow-Carroll October 20, 2022 9:00 am
The Sit-Down Ideas High Holiday prayers not working for you? Try remixing metaphors. By Andrew Silow-Carroll September 25, 2022 7:00 am
The Sit-Down Ideas A new study explains why Starbucks can’t spell your Jewish name By Andrew Silow-Carroll September 11, 2022 6:00 pm
The Sit-Down Ideas A writer faces his demons — and history’s — on a guided tour of Holocaust sites By Andrew Silow-Carroll July 3, 2022 7:00 am
The Sit-Down Ideas The ‘queer, disabled’ Zionist who challenged the conventions of Israel’s founders By Andrew Silow-Carroll May 22, 2022 7:00 am