Jews and Sports
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A surprising way to explore secular Judaism.
 
By Rebecca Alpert
 
 
 
 
Sandy Koufax, ca. 1965

Baruch Spinoza: The Last Medieval Heretic
or the First Secular Jew?
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The heresy of Baruch Spinoza.
 
By David Biale


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Chaim Zhitlovsky one man's
contribution to Yiddish culture.

By David Fishman

Jews and Native Americans
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Todros, Geller. Fun Land Tsu Land (Yiddish title), 1937. 
Reflections on Insider/Outsider
Jewish Identity.
By Rachel Rubinstein

 
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Perceptions of the shtetl in Jewish life.
By Anna Shternshis


The Jewish Century

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Nineteenth-century Jews championed secularism and enlightenment.

By Yuri Slezkine

Channeling Spinoza

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Q&A with Rebecca Goldstein,
author of Betraying Spinoza.
 
By Jesse Tisch