Hungary, Where Europe's Ugly Faultlines Meet

On how anti-Semitism in Hungary is bound up with a larger and more troubling shift towards authoritarianism and nationalism, forĀ The Forward (May 2, 2013)

Posted 2 weeks ago

Europe's Foundation of Ashes and Dust

On Yom HaShoah and Europe’s obligations to the Jewish people in the aftermath of the Holocaust, for The Forward (April 8, 2013)

Posted 1 month ago

Great café life, but hate stirs under the surface in Copenhagen

On the condition of the Jewish community in Copenhagen and the problems of integration and dialogue with Danish Muslims, for The Jewish Chronicle (February 15, 2013)

Posted 3 months ago

All eyes on François Hollande

On what to look out for in 2013 as it pertains to European Jewry, for The Jewish Chronicle (December 27, 2012)

Posted 4 months ago

Why Ban Kippahs, Madame Le Pen?

On Marine Le Pen’s proposal to ban kippot in France and the mainstream’s condemnation of her for it, for The Forward (September 24, 2012)

Posted 7 months ago

From ‘Sam Bacile’ to Dan Senor, the conspiracy lives

On how from the Sam Bacile controversy to Maureen Dowd’s column on Dan Senor, the idea of Jewish conspiracy lives on, for The Times of Israel (September 21, 2012)

Posted 8 months ago

What Feels so Icky About Those Mormon Baptisms?

On Israelism in the Mormon faith, and the problem with posthumous baptism of Jews, for The Forward (March 13, 2012)

Posted 1 year ago

The French Far Right's Unlikely Quest for Jewish Voters

On why Marine Le Pen’s efforts to win over Jewish voters in France will ultimately fail, for The Atlantic (February 23, 2012)

Posted 1 year ago