Hanukkah
The Scroll of Antiochus in its many forms.
Two German rabbis come out of hiding.
The holiday’s uncomfortable lesson.
What makes this miracle different from the other miracles?
Lessons from ceramic shards.
“In exile, not only is history unfinished, but so is poetry.”
And the origins of myths about it.
A Jewish democracy activist joins us to talk about the oppression of the Uighurs in western China, and whether the Jewish experience has any survival strategies to offer.
The Maccabees fought with heroic strength against the exaltation of heroic strength.
Just in time for Hanukkah.
What the Maccabees called their enemies reveals much about how both cultures saw themselves and what the conflict between them meant for the world.
The menorah of Mariupol.
“Ozymandias” is a story not only of Egypt, but of nation after nation throughout history—except one.