Chaim Grade's latest novel, which I've reviewed in the Atlantic, jams almost too much life into its pages. Not a criticism: the streets of prewar Jewish Eastern Europe also overflowed. Grade’s prose reproduces the way Jews thronged in their tight quarters. (Link in first reply.)

Chaim Grade’s “Sons and Daughters” rescues a destroyed world, Judith Shulevitz writes. It’s the last great Yiddish novel: theatlantic.com/magazine/archi…

Issue #035: Columbia University just announced major policy reforms amid federal pressure. Here's a clear-eyed look from "inside the room" at what happened, what's changed, and the road ahead—without the noise. Worth your time 👇 standcolumbia.org/2025/03/23/iss…

A shocking detail from the Signal affair not widely known (from the Jewish Insider):

“Columbia University should use its endowment to fight Trump!” Great idea: let's liquidate 271 years of institutional capital, get wrecked by hedge funds, and hope alumni Venmo us the difference. A financial reality check no one asked for but desperately need 👇 standcolumbia.org/2025/03/29/iss…

Good news! BDS is boycotting Columbia. Among the top signatories: National Students for Justice in Palestine, CUAD, WOL. After that: postcolonialist professors and grad students. It's the perfect solution. They go poof! and Columbia gets back to providing an actual education.

What should we make of miracles? A new book searches for the narrative origins of Jesus’s most wondrous acts, Judith Shulevitz writes: theatlantic.com/magazine/archi…

theguardian.com/commentisfree/… This is flat-out disinformation. Our Trustees include a tenured faculty and practicing doctor from another school, and multiple hard-science PhDs who by definition have published in scientific journals. Do better, Sheldon Pollock and Arjun Appadurai.

For shame, Shabbos Kestenbaum. This is an attribution of collective guilt worthy of BDS, not a thoughtful opponent of antisemitism. Plus I don't believe you. Are you advocating that business leaders eschew Jewish Columbia graduates? Boycott the likes of Elisha (Lishi) Baker? Eliana Goldin? And

Exactly. They have nothing but disrespect for working-class Americans.

The best timeline of the occupation of Butler Library at Columbia, complete with footage, goes to Stand Columbia Society. standcolumbia.org/2025/05/07/iss…

Yesterday the US ambassador to Israel said America will respond to a Houthi attack on Israel only if a US citizen harmed. Today reports Hamas will release the lone American-Israeli among 20-plus hostages still alive. Israeli citizenship was once a security. Now it’s a liability.

The important thing to note about Project Esther, the latest right-wing Jewish conspiracy to shut down political protest and freedom of expression in the name of antisemitism is...most of the people involved are Christians.