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Vol 2 No 2 Table of Contents
- Publisher's Page by NAN FINK
Editorial
- On Yuppies; God and History by MICHAEL LERNER
Michael Lerner discusses the history, misconceptions, and ideas of the 1960s counterculture. In 'God and History', he addresses God's will and the belief that God is behind every event that occurs, with particular respect to Jewish history.
- J'Accuse: The Pollard Affair by DAVID BIALE
Biale offers his opinion on where blame should be laid in the Johnathan Pollard espionage scandal. He argues that in addition to Pollard, both the US and Israel share some of the blame, and those responsible should also be tried. He further states that the punishment is harsher than the crime warranted.
- Contra Funding by CYNTHIA ARNSON
Cynthia Arnson discusses the US government's involvement with and support of Nicaraguan rebels, and some of the ethical issues that ensued.
Articles
- TV After Amerika by TODD GITLIN
Gitlin reviews 'Amerika', a miniseries about a Russian invasion of the US. He discusses the moral and politcal criticisms raised by the show itself and in response to the show, as well as how ABC handled the onslaught coming from all directions.
- Beneath the Stars: The Real Arms Race by MICHAEL FERBER
- Lewis Hine and Progressive Photography by ROBERT WESTBROOK
- The Existential Politics of Dr. Seuss by BETTY MENSCH and ALAN FREEMAN
- The Exile of the Shekhinah by ALIJAH DESSLER
An excerpt from 'Mikhtav Ma-Eliyahu.' Dessler offers a brief explanation of spiritual exile and what it means for the soul and its relationship with God.
- Interview with Czeslaw Milosz
Tikkun interviews the Polish poet in order to get a first-hand account of the anti-Semitism that permeated Polish politics and culture prior to and during WWII.
- Women in Paradise by CHAVA WEISSLER
Weissler recalls the role (or lack thereof) of women in Judaism throughout Jewish history, recalling various Jewish texts.
- The Yishuv and the Holocaust by IDIT ZERTAL
Zertal explores the reasons for the Palestinian Jewry's lack of effort in an attempt to rescue their European counterparts from the growing power of Nazi Germany.
- Plastic Dreams by JAMES BOYLE
Boyle offers a short, scathing critique of the American Express credit company, concentrating particularly on the psychology behind the Gold Card advertising. Boyle answers the question "What are credit cards really for?" in a very blunt, almost resentful tone.
Special Feature: 20 Years on the West Bank
- The Disastrous Occupation by MICHAEL LERNER
Rabbi Lerner denounces the continued occupation of Palestine, and discusses how it consistently undermined the interests of all involved parties.
- Israeli Roundtable by MERON BENVENISTI, ITZHAK GALNUR, ELIEZER SCHWEID, ZEEV STERNHELL
Several prominent Israeli intellectuals discuss with each other how they understood the present situation, the legacy of twenty years on the West Bank, and what they thought were the present policy options that flowed from their analyses.
- Occupation: The Israeli Left's Response by ADI OPHIR
Adi Ophir explains the problems faced by the Israeli Left with respect to the occupation and possible emancipation of the Palestinians, both from a practical and theoretical standpoint.
- Interview with Yoseph Ben-Shlomo
Ben-Shlomo describes his thoughts on the occupation of Palestine in philoshpical and historical contexts.
- The Struggle for the Heart of Judaism by MOSHE HALBERTAL
Moshe Halbertal explores the religious and political effects on the attitudes toward Judaism in light of Zionism and the Occupation.
- Hebrew Poetry Under Occupation by HANNAN HEVER
Hever explores how reactionary poetry reflects the values of the occupation. This goes beyond mere examination of the context and content into the tone and usage of language of the poems themselves.
Poetry
- English I by DAVID GEWANTER
- The End of Prayer by STEVE SILBERMAN
- A Universal Language by KATHRYN HELLERSTEIN
- Revolution; Song to the End by PETER VIERECK
Reviews
- Potok on Roth by CHAIM POTOK
Potok reviews 'The Counterlife', a meta-fiction novel about the life of Nathan Zuckerman. In the novel, amidst a flurry of contradicting storylines, author Philip Roth addresses several Jewish issues, anti-Semitism and Zionism among them. Potok admits feeling as if he has been "taken for a ride," but praises Roth on the structure of the novel, as well as its changes in tone.
- The Protestant Ethic by ALAN WOLFE
Wolfe offers a critique of the new Protestant ethic and its relation to modern capitalism. In particular, he discusses three people who personify this new ethic: Sydney Barrows, Peter Brant, and David Stockman, as well as the moral implications of their actions.
- Gays and the Holocaust by MARTIN GILBERT
Gilbert reviews Richard Plant's 'The Pink Triangle', an account of the homosexuals' place in the Holocaust. Gilbert also discusses possible issues of labeling the experience of a homosexual in Nazi Germany as "genocide;" the figures that Plant offers certainly suggest it was.
- Cuba and the Romance of Revolution by STEVE WASSERMAN
Wasserman recounts his experience in and feelings of Cuba from his trip when he was a teenager. He also reviews three books: 'Fidel: A Critical Portrait' by Tad Szulc; 'Dairy of the Cuban Revolution' by Carlos Franqui; and 'Response to the Revolution: The United States and the Cuban Revolution' by Richard E. Welch Jr, all of which, according to Wasserman, are incredibly detailed and informative in their own ways.
- Right Turn? by THOMAS EDSALL
Edsall reviews 'Right Turn: The Decline of the Democrats and the Future of American Politics' by Thomas Furguson and Joel Rogers. "[The authors] have produced a provocative and illuminating examination of public opinion and of the political influence of business elites. Their exploration of extensive poll data raises serious questions about the ideological assessment of American politics in the 1980s..." Edsall does wonder about some of the conclusions that Furguson and Rogers come to, as some of the, seem counterintuitive, and they often discount other significant political factors.
